Lots of health-ma to Tiggy's family.
Ouhh! Snacks! The secret to any successful migration! Who's up for some tasty fried meat products!?
Anya ,'Touched'
Natter .38 Special
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Aug 23, 2005 10:34:07 am PDT #505 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
Gudanov - Aug 23, 2005 10:36:48 am PDT #506 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
This is their answer to a guy who is offering "a quarter of a million dollars to anyone who can give any empirical evidence for evolution."
I'm just guessing here, but the fossil record of increasing complexity of organisms as time has passed is somehow not empirical evidence.
Amy - Aug 23, 2005 10:37:15 am PDT #507 of 10002
Because books.
tiggy, I'm so glad everyone is mostly okay but am sending continued health~ma for your aunt, and your poor sister. So glad it wasn't worse.
DXMachina - Aug 23, 2005 10:40:56 am PDT #508 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Gud, I suspect he wants video of something actually evolving, like on Star Trek.
tommyrot - Aug 23, 2005 10:41:15 am PDT #509 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm just guessing here, but the fossil record of increasing complexity of organisms as time has passed is somehow not empirical evidence.
An analysis of the challange: [link]
It's insane what the guy is asking for when he says "empirical evidence." eg: includes proof that God did not create the universe. Yeah, he's including all sorts of cosmology stuff in "evolution." Plus, you know, impossible to prove that God is not behind the creation of the universe, etc.
eta:
* NOTE: When I use the word evolution, I am not referring to the minor variations found in all of the various life forms (microevolution). I am referring to the general theory of evolution which believes these five major events took place without God:
1. Time, space, and matter came into existence by themselves.
2. Planets and stars formed from space dust.
3. Matter created life by itself.
4. Early life-forms learned to reproduce themselves.
5. Major changes occurred between these diverse life forms (i.e., fish changed to amphibians, amphibians changed to reptiles, and reptiles changed to birds or mammals).
Tom Scola - Aug 23, 2005 10:43:34 am PDT #510 of 10002
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I'm just guessing here, but the fossil record of increasing complexity of organisms as time has passed is somehow not empirical evidence.
His criteria are a little more stringent. Or rather, his definition of "evolution" is whack.
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Calli - Aug 23, 2005 10:43:49 am PDT #511 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I suspect he wants video of something actually evolving
One could get really, "I'll show you mine if . . . " about that. I mean, I'm assuming the guy doesn't have God the Father Almighty, the Holy Spirit, or the ressurected Jesus Christ on DVD.
And no, The Passion does not count.
beth b - Aug 23, 2005 10:44:39 am PDT #512 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Happy Birthday Kalshane!
and to MonkeyPants!
Nutty - Aug 23, 2005 10:44:58 am PDT #513 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Woof, tiggy, that's some house fire.
FWIW, the boyfriend of my college roommate was burned pretty badly our senior year, an electrical burn (he's a plumber), but similarly involving the face and hospitalization. He swole up like crazy at first, including around his eyes, but later the swelling did go down and he came out OK with no vision impairment. (He had only 1st and 2nd burns, and got away with only a couple of scars.)
So, soothing lotions, powerful painkillers, and lots and lots of nice white blood cells to your aunt.
I'm just guessing here, but the fossil record of increasing complexity of organisms as time has passed is somehow not empirical evidence.
Of course not. It's a trick by the devil, who is a very tricky geologist.
tommyrot - Aug 23, 2005 10:46:45 am PDT #514 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
One could get really, "I'll show you mine if . . . " about that. I mean, I'm assuming the guy doesn't have God the Father Almighty, the Holy Spirit, or the ressurected Jesus Christ on DVD.
Yeah, which is what led BoingBoing to offer $ for proof that Jesus is not the Son of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.