The existance of that article proves that there is a controversy..... Otherwise the author would have not written such article...
The existence of any article in scientific journals is not controversial in and of itself. nor does it prove anything.
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The existance of that article proves that there is a controversy..... Otherwise the author would have not written such article...
Which is exactly what mechanisms like epigenetics, jumping genes, NGE etc do.
There is no controversy on that these mechanisms exist, the only controversy is on whether if they played and important role or not.
Sure if you use a broad definition of evolution then "everything" would be support for evolution.
The point is that random variation + natural selection is just one of many other possible mechanisms that could have played a role in the evolution of life, and there is controversy on which mechanisms played an important role and which played a mi ore role........ Agree?
why is it that fundamental Christians are always talking about Darwinism?
When Scientists never do?
Which is exactly what mechanisms like epigenetics, jumping genes, NGE etc do.
There is no controversy on that these mechanisms exist, the only controversy is on whether if they played and important role or not.
Sure if you use a broad definition of evolution then "everything" would be support for evolution.
The point is that random variation + natural selection is just one of many other possible mechanisms that could have played a role in the evolution of life, and there is controversy on which mechanisms played an important role and which played a mi ore role........ Agree?
The existance of that article proves that there is a controversy..... Otherwise the author would have not written such article...
I probably wasn't clear, but I meant to suggest that without quarks and leptons there would be nothing to evolve, so in that sense they are involved in evolution.
I was just trying point out that without some form of intelligence, there would have had to have been an unrealistic number of chance events in the overall formation of the cosmos, our solar system, our earth, the flora and fauna, and much more. I can't remember right off the top of my head the latest number given for the age of the universe ( around 12 billion?), but, whatever it is, I don't think there would have been nearly enough time to go from the singularity to me sitting here typing a message to you, or the dog looking at me like I'm God. To be clear, my dog thinks I'm God, not me. The fact that he is wrong is a good thing for everybody. No telling how much I'd screw up the cosmos!
Take care
Science as consciousness has to be higher than what it studies as lower than conditions in the details, destruction.I understand that elementary particles make up the atoms that make up the molecules that influence evolution. I agree with you there. As for and intelligence needed, this is a flawed argument. Evolution is not just chance events, as the genetics grew in complexity the ability to make faster and more profound changes increased. There is no evidence that there was not enough time and no evidence for an intellegent designer.
You realise that the Shapiro paper is not arguing against evolution
You really need to work on your back peddling skills.Granted, it argues against Darwinism (a specific hypothesis on how organisms evolve) not agaisn evolution as a whole.
And quite frankly it seems that all your comments from the last 2-3 days are based on that misunderstanding on your part.
The current status of the scientific community is that “we don’t know how things evolve” of all the possible mechanisms that have been proposed, we don’t know which played a major role and which played a minor role …… And you won’t find disagreement from my part……….so do you agree with the scientific consensus or not?
Since that is something that Darwin did not posit, since that is not something that evolutionists posit, the most charitable thing I can say is that you have been misinformed.
The current status of the scientific community is that “we don’t know how things evolve” of all the possible mechanisms that have been proposed, we don’t know which played a major role and which played a minor role …… And you won’t find disagreement from my part……….so do you agree with the scientific consensus or not?
Ok if it is not controversial, can you quote a single paper than concludes beyond reasonable doubt that organisms evolve mainly by a mechanism of random variation and natural selection?No, not controversial at. As I stated before the outcome of individual cause and effect events are 'random' withoin a limited range of possibilities. .
Epigenetics is a mechanism where organism change their traits during their life time, and these changes are hereditable……….whether if you what to label it a Neo-Lamarckism or not is irrelevant , the fact is that this mechanism is fundamentally different from what Darwin suggestedSimilar?
No it is not the same. I responded to epigenetics, and it nothing like Lamarkianism, but specific type of genetic mutation,
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Terrible misrepresentation of the scientific view of evolution. You are manipulated the verb 'to know' to justify your agenda. Science has determined evolution is the only explation for the history of life by scientific methods, Evolution as a whole has been demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt.
Sure, just make sure not to make a straw manYou also misrepresented epigenesis, NGE, and jumping genes?. Need to respond and correct your misrepresentations.
The article describes the controversy…..The existence of any article in scientific journals is not controversial in and of itself. nor does it prove anything.
Can you show a peer review article that arrives at the same conclusions than you? Specifically can you quote an article that concludes beyond reasonable doubt that organism evolve mainly my random mutations and natural selection?........if you cant find such article, then under what basis do you say its uncontroversial?Not so much controversy which can be an aspect but recognition that there is always room to question what is accepted and included. That is what makes science so effective. The controversy however is not about whether natural selection or genetic mutation play a role but only that how do we incorporate new findings showing additional ways of creating genetic variation into the theory of evolution.
OK. I appreciate your reply (however cryptic it may be).No, it was something pointed out by a friend
(fellow atheist) some many many decades ago.
Ok if it is not controversial, can you quote a single paper than concludes beyond reasonable doubt that organisms evolve mainly by a mechanism of random variation and natural selection?