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arian wrote:
Zzyzx wrote:
We are not debating Stephen Hawking. We are debating YOUR unsupported claims of "scientific evidence of a creator."
I understand that you would perhaps like to change the subject after failing to provide anything more than personal testimonial and speculation masquerading as "scientific".
Anything more than personal testimonial and speculation masquerading as "scientific"? Are you kidding me Z? I believe you are forgetting that you are the one defending the Big-bang Evolution, falsely called
theories!?
CORRECTION: I have
never defended or even discuss big bang. Rather than speculate about what I do not pretend to know, I leave it to 1) astrophysicists who study such things, and 2) religionists who study tales by ancient religion promoters and claim to know their favorite "god" was responsible.
It does not increase one's credibility in debate when they are consistently wrong or when they say whatever pops into their head without regard for whether it is true or not.
Regarding biological evolution: (properly defined as "genetic change through generations"), I maintain that it occurs every time an organism becomes antibiotic resistant.
What, exactly, is "big bang evolution"? Is that a term used in science?
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They left out humans, as in:
Sure, biologists just left out humans. Perhaps they were unaware humans existed?
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Humans -- humans are also multi-celled organisms, eat food for survival, and have nervous systems,
Thereby they qualify as animals.
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hair under their armpits, facial hair,
Presence or absence of hair is immaterial in determining which organisms are animals. Animal species have identifying characteristics. Bears, for instance, have characteristics that are very different from those of chickens, which in turn have characteristics different from worms.
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with a body designed to be more like their Invisible Creator,
Pure ancient speculation and opinion masquerading as knowledge.
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with hands and fingers that can create and handle delicate tools, unlimited minds that can dream up, IDesign and create their dreams.
Human animals possess a certain amount of dexterity. How does that compare to ability of spiders in making a web?
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They have a body that was created from the dust of the earth like any other biological life,
It would be more accurate to say "composed of elements of the Earth."
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but man was special, a little design from many other animals,
All animals are "special" – different from other animals (or all animals would be identical).
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which may be weaker in some physical aspects, but together with the other 'extras', he dominates all animals,
Tools and tactics have enabled humans to dominate other animals. Earlier humans lacking the necessary tools did not have that ability.
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and can tame and domesticate them all.
Not all animals can be tamed and domesticated – for example, amoeba.
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The human can reason, dream and create,
Zoologists, people who actually study animals instead of speculating or pontificating, have gained some understanding of the "reasoning" capabilities of other animals, for instance dolphin.
Other animals evidently dream, for example dogs.
Many animals create intricate structures – for instance termite mounds and hummingbird nests.
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and best of all unlike the animals, he has
free will.
"Free will" cannot be shown to be anything more than an ability to make choices among alternatives. Dogs and cats, for example, possess that ability.
Horses have "free will" if they can decide whether to go left or right. Correct?
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Zzyzx wrote:Show how humans are not animals.
I did, above.
No you didn't. You showed only that humans, like all animals, possess certain characteristics
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But because man has such unique design, rob him of his mind through any various indoctrinations and you can make him act like almost any animal.
Correction: Humans DO act like animals. They eat for nourishment, are mobile, respond to the environment by means of a nervous system, etc.
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He can do the chicken-dance, make duck-calls, swing from trees like a monkey, put some plywood under his arms and he'll flap his arms and thinks he can fly like a bird, give him to run a country and when they come after him he can hide in holes like a rat, .. physically, an amazing adaptive creature, but mentally unique, like the Creator in whose image he was 'created in'.
Hilarious – God doing a chicken-dance and trying to fly with plywood under his arms.
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Zzyzx wrote:Who, exactly (verbatim quote with citations) besides those attempting to argue against biology, maintains that human responses are instinct?
George Gaylord Simpson;
"man is the result of a purposeless and natural process that did not have him in mind."
Notice that the quotation says NOTHING about human responses being instinct (which is what you were attempting to defend).
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Why is it that after all that we man have Intelligently Designed, and created, ..
Since there is no proof of "intelligent design" it remains in the realm of speculation – promoted by religionists parroting ancient religion promoters and ignoring what is known about the real world.
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after all the evidence of ingenious design in science we have observed and documented of our world around us, could use the word
'purposeless', or
'chaotic accident' or
'chance' when it comes to the creation of our universe, the earth, and biological life?
Humans are capable of deceiving themselves into believing they are "special" by virtue of being "created" by an invisible, undetectable supernatural entity which cannot be shown to be anything more than a product of human imagination.
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After all the countless man-hours and observations we made and continue to make in watching fish swim so we could replicate better and faster submarines, sonars, or the birds we watched like the eagles, seagulls etc. to improve our flying, how can anyone say it just happened with no particular purpose?
Supposed "purpose" is a religionist claim that has not been substantiated.
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So if the brain creates the mind, and the brain evolved over billions of years without purpose, and the human is just an animal, and that we have no free will, then the only thing you have left is that your human animal acts by instinct.
Perhaps it would be prudent to consult people who actually study such things as the brain.
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So how could Evolution now suddenly switch over to ID with a purpose?
Genetic change continues to occur – there is no "switch-over" involved.
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That is IMPOSSIBLE from your Evolutionary POV.
1. I have no "evolutionary point of view." Correctly stated, my world view includes acceptance that evolution occurs in life forms; however, my world view includes far more than just that.
2. I do not propose any "switch" to ID. That is YOUR concept, not mine.
After being consistently wrong attempting to guess (or assign) my position on various matters one might be prudent to stop guessing.
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You can't be switching from evolution, .. evolution, mindless, purposeless evolution, .. billions of years of evolution, .. then suddenly Intelligent Design!
I have no inclination to switch to intelligent design because it is mere conjecture with no coherent evidence in support.
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Mindless, Purposeless, Unplanned, Chaotic, Mutated Chance has gotten your animal/man his brain, to survive so far by instinct, and now you're going to switch over to; Intelligent Design? How convenient?
There is no "switch" except possibly in your mind.
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Zzyzx wrote:
arian wrote:
Also, fluoride in the toothpaste, in the water and heavy chem-trailing 24/7, and enough I-Phone apps to keep them busy, they remain obedient animals.
Is that rant intended as debate?
Well, is this a plan, or is that just mans instinct, to kill off the weak?
I do not pretend to know but leave such speculation to those so inclined. If there is some sort of "plan" or an effort to kill off the weak it doesn't seem to be working very well since human population continues to increase.
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Non-Theist
ANY of the thousands of "gods" proposed, imagined, worshiped, loved, feared, and/or fought over by humans MAY exist -- awaiting verifiable evidence