- Joined
- Sep 30, 2005
- Messages
- 10,453
- Reaction score
- 3,844
- Location
- Louisville, KY
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Slightly Conservative
Within this thread, I hope to see the "Thinking Faithful" Rebutt the "Theory of Evolution", with actual Data. I am well aware of the amount of threads in this forum addressing the issue, but they are clouded and seem to be going nowhere.
I request that we stick to information that can be verified, and leave the Bible out of it. This thread is meant to be a study of the scientific Data alone, in hopes that some level of understanding can be gained by those who misinterpret what the Theory actually encompasses.
To Start....a brief explanation of the theory:
Since Darwin's time, massive additional evidence has accumulated supporting the fact of evolution--that all living organisms present on earth today have arisen from earlier forms in the course of earth's long history. Indeed, all of modern biology is an affirmation of this relatedness of the many species of living things and of their gradual divergence from one another over the course of time. Since the publication of The Origin of Species, the important question, scientifically speaking, about evolution has not been whether it has taken place. That is no longer an issue among the vast majority of modern biologists. Today, the central and still fascinating questions for biologists concern the mechanisms by which evolution occurs.
*Please note no mention is made of who...or what created life in the first place*
Second an explanation of Theory:
In everyday speech, "theory" often means a hypothesis or even a mere speculation. But in science, "theory" means "a statement of what are held to be the general laws, principles, or causes of something known or observed." as the Oxford English Dictionary defines it.
*the bold highlights are key to this debate*
With any luck, we might be able to lower the wall between two opposing sides of this issue, by understanding what we are discussing in the first place.
I request that we stick to information that can be verified, and leave the Bible out of it. This thread is meant to be a study of the scientific Data alone, in hopes that some level of understanding can be gained by those who misinterpret what the Theory actually encompasses.
To Start....a brief explanation of the theory:
Since Darwin's time, massive additional evidence has accumulated supporting the fact of evolution--that all living organisms present on earth today have arisen from earlier forms in the course of earth's long history. Indeed, all of modern biology is an affirmation of this relatedness of the many species of living things and of their gradual divergence from one another over the course of time. Since the publication of The Origin of Species, the important question, scientifically speaking, about evolution has not been whether it has taken place. That is no longer an issue among the vast majority of modern biologists. Today, the central and still fascinating questions for biologists concern the mechanisms by which evolution occurs.
*Please note no mention is made of who...or what created life in the first place*
Second an explanation of Theory:
In everyday speech, "theory" often means a hypothesis or even a mere speculation. But in science, "theory" means "a statement of what are held to be the general laws, principles, or causes of something known or observed." as the Oxford English Dictionary defines it.
*the bold highlights are key to this debate*
With any luck, we might be able to lower the wall between two opposing sides of this issue, by understanding what we are discussing in the first place.