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Title: Darwin, dissed as his 200th birthday nears
Post by: Zathras on January 22, 2009, 04:46:22 PM
Seems Darwin might have been mistaken. (http://www.newsweek.com/id/180103?gt1=43002)
Title: Re: Darwin, dissed as his 200th birthday nears
Post by: Russell Nash on January 22, 2009, 06:29:36 PM
Once again someone who doesn't understand science uses half knowledge to attack established fact.  The evidence she's giving doesn't discredit Evolution.  It hits at DNA, but it's 20 years late.  Science knows that DNA isn't the end all and be all and that it also important how the traits are expressed.
Title: Re: Darwin, dissed as his 200th birthday nears
Post by: gelee on January 22, 2009, 06:43:17 PM
Seems only to demonstrate that the genome can be impacted by enviromental factors.  Not exactly ground breaking.  Also, I'd like to see the technical specs on the study.  "Men in a small town in Sweden" does not seem to indicate a large study group.
Title: Re: Darwin, dissed as his 200th birthday nears
Post by: Zathras on January 22, 2009, 06:56:03 PM
Dammit!  I was hoping to catch a consenting opinion first.   :P

Now I don't know if there will be one.  I can't play Devil's Advocate on this one.
Title: Re: Darwin, dissed as his 200th birthday nears
Post by: Russell Nash on January 22, 2009, 07:09:09 PM
Quote from: Zathras on January 22, 2009, 06:56:03 PM
Dammit!  I was hoping to catch a consenting opinion first.   :P

Now I don't know if there will be one.  I can't play Devil's Advocate on this one.

At least you have some standards.
Title: Re: Darwin, dissed as his 200th birthday nears
Post by: Zathras on January 22, 2009, 07:14:18 PM
Quote from: Russell Nash on January 22, 2009, 07:09:09 PM
Quote from: Zathras on January 22, 2009, 06:56:03 PM
Dammit!  I was hoping to catch a consenting opinion first.   :P

Now I don't know if there will be one.  I can't play Devil's Advocate on this one.

At least you have some standards.

And I'm really glad my wife has low ones!   ;D
Title: Re: Darwin, dissed as his 200th birthday nears
Post by: Darwinist on January 24, 2009, 06:34:23 PM
Quote from: Zathras on January 22, 2009, 04:46:22 PM
Seems Darwin might have been mistaken. (http://www.newsweek.com/id/180103?gt1=43002)

A traves-sham-ockery!
Title: Re: Darwin, dissed as his 200th birthday nears
Post by: Russell Nash on February 12, 2009, 07:00:56 PM
Happy Birthday Charlie!!!!!
Title: Re: Darwin, dissed as his 200th birthday nears
Post by: Raving_Lunatic on February 12, 2009, 07:23:04 PM
happy birthday to you
happy birthday to you
you look like a monkey

which I guess proves your theroy :D

Title: Re: Darwin, dissed as his 200th birthday nears
Post by: stePH on February 13, 2009, 05:25:31 AM
The song for today is "Charlie, You're My Darwing".  :P
Title: Re: Darwin, dissed as his 200th birthday nears
Post by: Russell Nash on February 15, 2009, 10:25:09 AM
Critical thinking is protected in Louisiana (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100585622).  The thing is you're not allowed to be critical about the bible.