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by sandy_mcd
Wed Aug 08, 2012 6:05 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: New Book on the Giraffe's Neck
Replies: 41
Views: 11121

Re: New Book on the Giraffe's Neck

Giraffe Necks The story of the giraffe’s neck is a classic of high school biology textbooks. For this reason everyone “knows” that giraffes evolved longer necks in order to reach the leaves at the top of trees. However, this has never been clearly established... The most obvious feature of the gira...
by sandy_mcd
Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:41 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: New Book on the Giraffe's Neck
Replies: 41
Views: 11121

Re: New Book on the Giraffe's Neck

I believe ID says that the designer gave giraffes a long neck to see how many people would rationalise that it occured as a result of mutation and natural selection Seriously what is the ID reasoning in this case? It was outdated reasoning? and not simply wrong reasoning? The explanation for why lo...
by sandy_mcd
Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:31 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Evolution and Intelligent Design
Replies: 429
Views: 108158

Re: Evolution and Intelligent Design

Um, question. It seems that Sandy and KCB are arguing from different definitions of "nature." Is it okay for me to ask that both of you define nature? Or has this already been done? That is a very good question (it occurs to me i owe someone an answer to a similar question). There are two...
by sandy_mcd
Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:53 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Evolution and Intelligent Design
Replies: 429
Views: 108158

Re: Evolution and Intelligent Design

Intelligent agents are working with most every aspect of replication and adaptation. It is now only a matter of time before the bottom up design of life will begin. Then how will you be able to tell the difference between the imaginary natural and designed? ... What it does do is blow away the usua...
by sandy_mcd
Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:48 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Evolution and Intelligent Design
Replies: 429
Views: 108158

Re: Evolution and Intelligent Design

I wasn't sure either, so i searched and reread some earlier posts which gave it away.
by sandy_mcd
Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:51 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Science is based on?
Replies: 63
Views: 13795

Re: Science is based on?

In this case having something leaching from the 'system' without a positive return is logically something that NS can select against. The better trait in this case is to eliminate a leach from occuring and giving the positively functioning parts more resources and room to operate. Try as you may to...
by sandy_mcd
Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:49 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Evolution and Intelligent Design
Replies: 429
Views: 108158

Re: Evolution and Intelligent Design

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by sandy_mcd
Sat Jul 28, 2012 4:35 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Science is based on?
Replies: 63
Views: 13795

Re: Science is based on?

Confirmation bias is just hard at work over there. That's what I call, the pot calling the kettle black. I've seen a couple of threads where Jac and K mopped the floor (for lack of a better descirption) with a coupl eof our resident atheists. They seem totally unaware that it even happened, and con...
by sandy_mcd
Sat Jul 28, 2012 4:30 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: reverse engineering the jellyfish
Replies: 10
Views: 3018

Re: reverse engineering the jellyfish

Furstentum Liechtenstein wrote:One Trillion Dollars from the Bank of ZIMBABWE?

What will that get me? a loaf of bread? STALE bread?!
Not even that.
Morel: It pays to read the fine print when gambling with one's soul.
by sandy_mcd
Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:40 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: This is a really nice thought provoking article...
Replies: 8
Views: 3181

Re: This is a really nice thought provoking article...

What's So Great About Christianity : "If religion is the opiate for the masses, then atheism is the opiate for the morally corrupt. It is intellectually baseless. It's simply a rejection to God's laws on your lifestyle." It was one of the book's most powerful quotes to me, along with my t...
by sandy_mcd
Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:57 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: reverse engineering the jellyfish
Replies: 10
Views: 3018

Re: reverse engineering the jellyfish

I'm still waiting for the billion dollars you promised me. My Rolls Royce Phantom is being delivered soon and I need that money. FL First of all, I never promised you the money; i merely asked if you would risk your immortal soul for earthly rewards. But if you have already ordered the Rolls (why n...
by sandy_mcd
Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:49 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Theistic Evolution perspective from a Jewish person
Replies: 2
Views: 1309

Re: Theistic Evolution perspective from a Jewish person

Seems like any kind of theistic evolution, say Catholic, not just Jewish. He understands people well enough (unlike the Leakey interview earlier http://discussions.godandscience.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=37508&hilit=propaganda ) to know that for some people there is room for both science and r...
by sandy_mcd
Mon Jul 23, 2012 7:17 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: reverse engineering the jellyfish
Replies: 10
Views: 3018

reverse engineering the jellyfish

http://www.sciencenewsline.com/articles/2012072308260007.html Team Reverse Engineers a Jellyfish with the Ability to Swim thanks to recent advances in bio-inspired engineering, a team led by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Harvard University have flipped that fab...
by sandy_mcd
Mon Jul 23, 2012 1:43 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: First Complete Computer Model of an Organism
Replies: 17
Views: 3627

Re: First Complete Computer Model of an Organism

Do these knuckle heads realize that this silly statement promotes ID?? Maybe they could get a job at the Discovery center.. ;) Why don't any of these knuckle heads realize that this silly statement promotes ID? Why aren't the Discovery center and BioLogic Institute contributing to any of this resea...
by sandy_mcd
Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:48 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: First Complete Computer Model of an Organism
Replies: 17
Views: 3627

Re: First Complete Computer Model of an Organism

It doesn't disprove design either. So, in any case, it is CURRENTLY difficult for intelligent agents to comprehend it, but hey, eventually people will be able to look at the big picture, and understand it. So really, this is nothing to say other than that humans don't know everything, but can learn...