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lpetrich · 02-10-2002, 10:15 AM

One big question about that verse;

Why weren't we given the ability to digest cellulose? That would make a large fraction of many plants' mass useful as food.

DireStraits · 02-10-2002, 10:55 AM

I would have liked to see excerpts from the chapter on "The Theory of Creation" to be absolutely sure, but my strongest impression is that though he may have a theory, it is certainly not scientific.

Skimming through the other chapter excerpts, I see absolutely nothing that I have not seen in the past twenty-five years or so. This is nothing more than a book to bolster beliefs that people already hold. It would not convince anyone familiar with the debate.

theyeti · 02-10-2002, 11:12 AM

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I have no idea how he got my email address as I do not engage in the evo-vs-cre debate. I'm more of a pseudoscience-vs-debunker type guy. So do you think this is what all of you guys been looking for, the elusive theory of creation, or is it more of the same anti-evolutionist diatribe?</strong>

He got your name off of a list somehow. He is just spamming you along with probably a thousand other people for the purpose of hocking his book. Creationists are constantly trying to sell you something -- it's what keeps them going. I would send him an irritated reply saying that you don't appreciate being advertised at via email, especially since the product is so inferior.

theyeti

Dr Rick · 02-10-2002, 11:38 AM

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Originally posted by lpetrich:
<strong>Why weren't we given the ability to digest cellulose? That would make a large fraction of many plants' mass useful as food.</strong>

We could prior to "the Fall." Gee-whiz, don't you know anything about "science"?

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02-10-2002, 10:15 AM	#11
lpetrich Contributor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lebanon, OR, USA Posts: 16,829	One big question about that verse; Why weren't we given the ability to digest cellulose? That would make a large fraction of many plants' mass useful as food.

02-10-2002, 10:55 AM	#12
DireStraits Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 81	I would have liked to see excerpts from the chapter on "The Theory of Creation" to be absolutely sure, but my strongest impression is that though he may have a theory, it is certainly not scientific. Skimming through the other chapter excerpts, I see absolutely nothing that I have not seen in the past twenty-five years or so. This is nothing more than a book to bolster beliefs that people already hold. It would not convince anyone familiar with the debate.

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