GoodScienceForYou wrote on Jan 27th, 2010 at 9:10am:Do you think there are "random mutations" between the parent and the child?
Do you believe in the tooth fairy?
Do you believe in Santa Claus?
Do you believe in luck?
Do you believe in flying saucers?
Please answer this. Yes or no!
Why would I believe in the tooth fairy, when any time evidence is revealed that the tooth fairy exists(money under my pillow)..........the evidence is faulty and does not really show that a fairy exists???? So, NO!
Why would I believe in Santa, when the presents under the tree does not really provide any reason to believe Santa exists? So, NO!
Why would I believe in saucers, when the pictures produced of said saucers, cannot be shown to actually represent a Saucer or Alien spaceship? So, NO!
BUT, BUT, BUT I have a huge reason to believe that LUCK exists. I have no reason to believe the tooth fairy, santa, or saucers exist. Fairies, Santa, Saucers are all defined by their physical, material deeds.
In other words, material things are used to prove/show evidence of Santa, Fairies, Saucers. Presents under a tree, money under a pillow, pictures of saucers.
But when it comes to Luck, Random, Chaos, darkness, sickness..........these are all concepts that we used to define the lack of prediction with 100% accuracy, lack of 100% order, lack of 100% light, and lack of 100% health.
These things are not entities, but a representation of the LACK OF the entity, but they exist within the perceptive realm. They exist because there is no 100% health, 100% light, 100% accuracy, 100% order, 100% perfection.
Things are ONLY perceived as perfectly accurate, healthy, ordered, when there is no way to know exactly what perfect is..........subjectively. Subjective perfection is as elusive as subjective truth. Only objective perfection exists, in as much as objective truth exists.
The object is only perfect within the limitations imposed upon it, during any given time or over the course of time. But a removal of these limitations, during any point in time, may reveal a completely different perfection......objectively!
Ok, I digressed, but I also felt it was necessary. Back to LUCK........The reason I believe LUCK exists is because, when concerning the lottery, no one can predict the numbers that will fall 100% of the time. This proves that the winner of the lottery is random, based on the physics that are applied. We can't predict the winner; therefore the person that wins is completely random; UNPREDICTABLE.
Prove me wrong by predicting not on the numbers of the next local megamillion lottery, but I would like for you to predict the actual winner. When you are wrong the first time, I am going to have to laugh, because this will prove that the reason you could not predict the numbers or winners is because it is random. Whether you CAN believe it or not!
AND, AND, AND I have a huge reason to believe that mutations can happen between the replication/duplication of DNA from parent to child, and I have a huge reason to believe these mutations are just as random as the lottery, since the outcome cannot be predicted with 100% accuracy!
NOW my turn and let's test your fairness. I answer your questions, let's see if you can answer mine.
Tell me WHY or WHAT you don't believe about evolution? And don't just say there are no transitional fossils. Dont just say random mutations of DNA don't occur or don't produce change.
Explain what it is about the DNA that gives you no reason to believe in change over time.
Explain what it is about the transitional fossils that gives you reason to believe they are not transitional.
How can a fossil that has both reptile and mammal organs, traits, characteristics, etc............NOT be a possible transition of reptile to mammal? Explain why you can't believe this.
And my last question..........will you get punished or praised for your beliefs? The reason why I ask is that you are adamantly against evolution, but you CANT show 1 thing that would give rise to this lack of belief.
You have failed to show 1 piece of evidence that supports evolution is wrong. All you have done is show that you are more willing to TWIST things just so you don't have to believe..........for some strange reason!