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Re: [Phys-l] Another alternative theory horror




On 2008, Feb 10, , at 14:05, Jack Uretsky wrote:

Why is it that your DNA is essentially the same as that of a yeast
cell?


Because God didn't have the imagination to make grater differences, or he was rushed (only a few days.).

bc devil




On 2008, Feb 10, , at 14:05, Jack Uretsky wrote:

Why evolution?
Because it is the economical explanation of an overwhelming set of
facts. For example:
Why is it that your DNA is essentially the same as that of a yeast
cell?
Why is it that we can trace out the development of critters, as
revealed by paleobiology, also in DNA, by looking at the conserved
regions? In that connection, see the evolutionary biology article in
Nature. 14 September '06, p. 149, tracing out the human accelerated
regions of the human genome in compariswon with similar regions of the
chimpanzee and other mammalian genomes; this research is leading to an
awareness of the importance of non-coding regions of the genome.
Why, in fact are all genomes so similar?
Why is there a gill stage in human development?
Perhaps you wife can equip you with a few more "why" questions.
Regards,
Jack

On Sat, 9 Feb 2008, Steve Clark wrote:

This evolution thing sure is a hot button for many. Not entirely sure
why.

I have a question. This may not be the best forum to ask it in, but
here goes:

Why is evolution considered the central tenet of biology? I'm not a
biologist (although I married one), but it looks to me like evolution
has become a philosophy and everything in biology is explained with
the assumption that evolution is true. And evolution is then supported
by using the ideas that were explained by evolution.

I think we could teach every aspect of high school biology in the
curriculum without mentioning evolution and have our students know the
same concepts as we do now with evolution (of course, with the
exception of evolution, itself). If that's true (it may not be), then
why is evolution a fundamental principle?

And, please, no attacks on religion or people of faith. This is
supposed to be a scientific issue. If you have to attack people's
faith, then there is something else at issue here than just a question
of good science.

Steve Clark

On Feb 9, 2008, at 1:12 PM, Bernard Cleyet wrote:


LEADING CANDIDATE FOR FLORIDA MAYOR THINKS EVOLUTION IS NAZI IDEA

ST PETERSBURG TIMES - Darwin's theory of evolution helped fuel the
rise of Hitler and contributed to the school-shooting massacre at
Columbine, a former St. Petersburg City Council member wrote in a
letter urging the Pinellas County School Board to expose students to
alternative theories.

"Evolution gives our kids an excuse to believe in natural selection
and survival of the fittest, which leads to a belief that they are
superior over the weak," Bill Foster wrote board members in a letter
received this week. "This is a slippery slope."

He continued: "One of the Columbine shooters wrote on his Web site,
'You know what I love? Natural selection! It's the best thing that
ever happened to the Earth. Getting rid of all the stupid and weak
organisms.'"

Foster, who recently stepped down after being term-limited from
office, is widely considered to be a leading contender to be St.
Petersburg's next mayor in 2009. He said Friday he wrote the letter,
which appears on his law firm's stationery, as the concerned parent
of a high school student. . .

Foster isn't the first Darwin critic to attempt to link evolutionary
theory to violence and racism, but he is the first public figure in
the Florida debate to do so.

After the Columbine shooting in 1999, then-U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay cited
Darwin's theory as a contributing factor, reading a letter into the
Congressional Record that said public schools "teach the children
that they are nothing but glorified apes who have evolutionized out
of some primordial soup of mud." This summer, Fort Lauderdale's Coral
Ridge Ministries aired a TV special on Christian cable called
Darwin's Deadly Legacy. "To put it simply, no Darwin, no Hitler,"
said the group's late founder, D. James Kennedy.

Foster echoed those words in his letter: "Adolf Hitler duped an
entire generation using Darwin's evolution," he wrote. "He sought to
preserve the 'favored' race in the struggle for survival."

http://www.sptimes.com/2008/01/12/Southpinellas/
Foster_links_Darwin__.shtml

from UnderNews

more:

In his letter, Foster said he learned about Darwin in a class at
Northeast High School, where a teacher told him, "There is really no
scientific evidence to support this theory, but if you want to
believe that you descended from monkeys, then feel free to do so."

Becky Steele, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union of
Florida, called those statements embarrassing.



bc the article confirms we are a polarized society.

p.s. this is interesting:


Mr. Romney said he was asked about his belief in evolution when he
was interviewed by faculty members for highest honors designations
before his graduation from Brigham Young University.

He told his interviewers that he did not believe there was a
?conflict between true science and true religion,? he said.

?True science and true religion are on exactly the same page,? he
said. ?they may come from different angles, but they reach the same
conclusion. I?ve never found a conflict between the science of
evolution and the belief that God created the universe. He uses
scientific tools to do his work.?

The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints has no definitive
position on evolution, and church leaders have disagreed on the issue
over the years.

Mr. Romney said his answer was satisfactory to faculty members. ?They
teach evolution at B.Y.U.,? he said.



http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/05/11/romney-elaborates-on-
evolution/




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