Straws?
Are you saying evolution theory is a straw?
Again that nasty little Occam's razor says if life exists on another planet it would probably follow as similar development as life on this planet and the choices we have for seeding a planet is starting the process and letting evolution take...
I think THEORY as being the root word Theo or God pretty much covered that.
I have a M.Ed and a I am a Health Ed. Specialist and was a professional educator for over 20 years so I am very aware of the scientific method.
you can also stop thinking your are teaching me something new.
That is a...
" I believe that the ID concept being flogged here is that aliens"
That is one possibility and why would that be so far fetched since humans have only developed the technology to fly since 1903 and in just over a 100 years we can now travel to other planets.
Why then would an advanced race on...
You might want to read through the comments before you call things ridiculous as we have had a good discussion on that subject.
Do you believe abiogenesis was still occurring or happened after these events?
"You do not understand how evolution operates."
If you mean I do not agree with your rigid black and white version of evolution you are right!
" Humans are extreme K-strategists,"
If that were the case they would seem to be the least likely of any organism to survive and are doomed however...
Well lets see. Two top NASA and SETI scientists recently told congress that life most certainly does exist on other planets and could be intelligent.
That and what Dawkin's and Crick have said is enough evidence to explore that theory further but if you do not want to be involved in that...
Well it seems some scientists disagree with you:
Symbiogenesis, or endosymbiotic theory, is an evolutionary theory that explains the origin of eukaryotic cells from prokaryotes. It states that several key organellesof eukaryotes originated as a symbiosis between separate single-celled...
Well here is what is funny about that:
The term theory comes from the root word Theo which means God and and the original intent of a theory was to explain philosophical and sometimes scientific ideas.
Now scientists hijacked that term to make it so restrictive no new ideas can be presented...
"solutions to the stresses of everyday survival"
OK but everyday survival stressors do not seem to trigger any rapid evolutions like we see after a major event. If it did we would all be rapidly evolving for climate change right now. That would involve a radical change to pump up that system I...
Thanks and I will take a look at it!
"Mutations are still random, but the cells weaken the machinery they use to remove mutations when they divide under stress"
Is that random if it happens only under that condition or is it designed for the survival of the species?
"if genes did not evolve...
"I agree that extraterrestrial life is almost a statistical certainty."
You also said you accept panspermia theory so all we have to do is get God out of that picture and you will be an Intelligent Design believer yet ;)
Reality?
Evolution is still a theory and in fact is several theories with believers or supporters in all camps.
the·o·ry
a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
OK, why would that first cell develop into an egg then instead of the organism that lays
the·o·ry
a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.