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The only difference between us is that you refuse to understand - or you don't understand - the evidences that I've put in front of you (along with supporting documents from credible sources).
My arguments are not merely based on suppositions and assumptions.
Yours and William's assertions are merely your personal opinions based from assumptions and suppositions.
All of tosca's posts are attempts to discredit evolution in the mistaken belief that if she can discredit evolution she gets, aside from a Nobel prize, to claim victory for ID.
What a total and colossal waste of time.
I really thought she was going to provide NEW evidence FOR her position. All we got was crickets.
Summary of Tosca's post
- Her first Post #14 (and 'strongest' argument was a fine tuned universe. Debunked. It presupposes that humans (or life as we know it) are meant to be here. There is no proof of that. Furthermore she goes into multiple, massive arguments from ignorance for the fine tuned argument. Also known as a Gish Gallop. There is no proof that there is only one combination of these constants that would produce life. Are there other universes we can compare with? Therefore it is hubris to suggest that this universe is the only one possible or the only one possible where life could evolve. This not evidence but an argument from ignorance as first pointed out by Cephus. This thread should have died here with her 'best' evidence.
- Tosca then demands evidence Post #16 for evolution which is irrelevant to this thread. Lets all just assume, for the purposes of this thread, that evolution (and also abiogenesis) are wrong and let her try to prove her assertions about ID without be distracted by her attempts to shift the burden of proof.
- She then claims personal attacks Post #24. It is not a personal attack to claim a person using logical fallacies when they actually are doing so. It is indeed a sad day when someone cries 'foul' about getting called out about using one of the most basic logical fallacies. Until Tosca can demonstrate the universe we inhabit is the only one possible, her fine tuned argument floats like the Titanic:sinking:
- She goes back to asking for proof of a competing hypothesis (post #26), which is still irrelevant.
- After an explanation of why her argument fails, she uses a personal attack (post# 37) to deflect criticism. She failed. She must prove that there is only one possible universe capable of supporting life for her Gish Gallop of an argument to win. Each her facts is an argument from ignorance because there is no way to investigate the veracity of the claims.
- Post #43 Argument from ignorance through and through. We have only investigated less than 20 'heavenly bodies' in an extremely limited way and she can infer from that rather limited sample size that life is not possible anywhere else in the universe? Classic ignorance fallacy.
- and on and on ignorance followed by shifting the burden and back again
- until post #56. Proof is the Book of Genesis!! How does one validate the Book of Genesis? Has it been done scientifically?
Additionally, no one denies that ID is possible but so far in this thread, there is no evidence untainted by logical fallacy to support ID.
All scientists speculate not just the atheist ones. What a silly thing to claim speculation is irresponsible.
Finally how can ID even be considered 'plausible' when every evidence proffered thus far is tainted (aka invalidated) by logical fallacy?
- then comes post #65. The Syfy watch maker argument.:doh. Since it has not been proven that fine tuning actually exists (because it has not been proven that all possible universes are devoid of life), 'fine tuning' can't be used to argue ID. Argument from ignorance (again!).
- at this point it get loopy for everyone. People on both sides start to use arguments from ignorance. But this is tosca's evidence for ID thread and the burden is on her to provide evidence for ID. Again I have to say the fine tuning argument globally is not valid unless it can be proven that our universe is the only possible one to support life as we know it. And specifically each of the claims from post#14 would have to be proven as well. There are no tests possible with current technology to verification those claims.
- skipping ahead to post #126. More argument from ignorance with a dash of argument from authority. Scientists are arguing about it so it must be true.
- Finally something interesting. Multiverse. YAY! But wait... the fine tuning assertion not been proven. Until we can examine other universes or prove this is the only one, fine tuning is cannot be proven.
- post #130. Prove that all life in the universes is concentrated on one planet. Prove that it is this planet. How do you know nothing is 'out there'? Have you looked everywhere? More argument from ignorance
- post #138. more anme calling.
- post #146 back to the Syfy watch maker. The 'dome' on Pluto would have to be contrasted to naturally occurring domes. If is not natural then it is constructed but by who or what?
- I could go on Tosca but I need sleep. If you want to use your 'best' argument aka the fine tuning argument you need to prove that only that specific combination of constants in your post#14 is capable of supporting life.