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09-01-2003, 05:12 AM

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Originally posted by Vorkosigan
LOL. Maybe you better do one myth at a time next time around, Bede....

Agreed.... I bit off a tad more than I could masticate.

09-01-2003, 05:30 AM

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Originally posted by Jacob Aliet
Amos, your ignorance in the dynamic of evolution is dizzying.
The first thing a little child in a science class learns is that:

Nature does not care. Nature has no intention.

Exactly, because nature doesn't have a conscience to care nor a mind to have any intention. So then why do we call it "natural selection?

demoninho · 09-01-2003, 05:39 AM

It's not actually "selection", it's just that some traits help an individual to relatively bring forth more reproducing offspring than less well adapted individuals. So over generations this trait will become more prevalent in a population whereas the relatively less successful one will diminish.

Think a truly foreseeing, selecting, lion or other predator wishing to give its progeny a better chance would pick out the fastest gazelle (would probably be the tastiest as well

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winstonjen · 09-01-2003, 05:55 AM

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Originally posted by Just Ignore Me
Even the whole hot tamale issue of a Historical Jesus vs. a Mythical Jesus is irrelevant to me.

Some Hot Tamale Jesuses, by Missus_Gumby:

Now, on with the show!

Wiploc · 09-01-2003, 06:54 AM

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Originally posted by Bede
I have put up with Ipetirch calling any non fundamentalist version of Christianity 'Bedeianty' and insisting that non-literalists are not proper Christians. He has done this many times. As he has hardly ever been contradicted by atheists here I was perfectly justified in using that as a myth.

LOL! I love the notion of atheists standing in judgement on what is the "right" way to be Christian.

crc

Celsus · 09-01-2003, 07:07 AM

Whatever this thread is about, I don't see it as relevant to BC&H any longer, nor would I want to inflict it on any other moderators. I'll switch out the lights then. Bede, you are free to try again.

Joel

09-01-2003, 05:39 AM	#93
demoninho Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 927	It's not actually "selection", it's just that some traits help an individual to relatively bring forth more reproducing offspring than less well adapted individuals. So over generations this trait will become more prevalent in a population whereas the relatively less successful one will diminish. Think a truly foreseeing, selecting, lion or other predator wishing to give its progeny a better chance would pick out the fastest gazelle (would probably be the tastiest as well)

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09-01-2003, 07:07 AM	#96
Celsus Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,875	Whatever this thread is about, I don't see it as relevant to BC&H any longer, nor would I want to inflict it on any other moderators. I'll switch out the lights then. Bede, you are free to try again. Joel

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