Evolution, what's your take on it?

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#251 yoshi-lnex
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Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

123625

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

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#252 yoshi-lnex
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[QUOTE="Red-XIII"]If something can change minutely within a few generations, what is stopping it from changing entirely over a million? If the basic code that 'restricts' animals from 'changing from what they are' changes slightly within each generation, then the basic code itself has changed entirely within the next few generations and thus isn't the same code that you started with. So what do you define as this limit that magically stops animals evolving? Because if they can 'vary' within species like you say, what is stopping them from those varied species from varying any further?Revinh

Because the change that happens or the variation is not a progression toward becoming something else.

Sure it is, if an environment favors certain genes, over generations, the species will have progressed in a manner in which those genes have become more common.
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#253 123625
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[QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="blooddemon666"]

Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

yoshi-lnex

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

But its still the same kind, its not a different one. Small changes over time will change the appearence but it's still the same kind. I agree with Micro which is variation and adaption. Not macro, they don't become a new kind.

You may not beleive in Kinds but i do.

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#254 yoshi-lnex
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[QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="blooddemon666"]

Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

123625

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

But its still kind, its not a different one. Small changes over time will change the appearence but it's still the same kind. I agree with Micro which is variation and adaption. Not macro, they don't become a new kind.

You may not beleive in Kinds but i do.

I think you mean "species" not "kind"

Large changes over time do produce different species, it's been observed in the fossil record.

Enough minor changes from generation to generation, and over thousands of years, the species will have an entirely different look. Simple examples being chimps and humans. We have a common ancestor, but over millions of years, there have been so many minor variations, that we are entirely different species.

and "macro evolution" isn't a term used by biologists

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#255 123625
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[QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="blooddemon666"]

Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

yoshi-lnex

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

But its still kind, its not a different one. Small changes over time will change the appearence but it's still the same kind. I agree with Micro which is variation and adaption. Not macro, they don't become a new kind.

You may not beleive in Kinds but i do.

I think you mean "species" not "kind"

Large changes over time do produce different species, it's been observed in the fossil record.

Enough minor changes from generation to generation, and over thousands of years, the species will have an entirely different look. Simple examples being chimps and humans. We have a common ancestor, but over millions of years, there have been so many minor variations, that we are entirely different species.

and "macro evolution" isn't a term used by biologists

No i mean "kind" Kind meaning a dog will always give birth to a dog, even if it looks different its still a dog. it didn't evolve into a cat (Just using that as an example not saying its evolution)

No the fossil record is just interpretation of evidence. I can look at it and say, so what?

I beleive in Micro, small changes over time and yes it will become another type of dog or cat, but its still the same kind.

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I think you mean "species" not "kind"Large changes over time do produce different species, it's been observed in the fossil record.

Enough minor changes from generation to generation, and over thousands of years, the species will have an entirely different look. Simple examples being chimps and humans. We have a common ancestor, but over millions of years, there have been so many minor variations, that we are entirely different species.

and "macro evolution" isn't a term used by biologists

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I got freakin' attacked for saying that micro and macro evolution aren't even actual scientific terms. :x
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#257 Revinh
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[QUOTE="Revinh"]

[QUOTE="Red-XIII"]If something can change minutely within a few generations, what is stopping it from changing entirely over a million? If the basic code that 'restricts' animals from 'changing from what they are' changes slightly within each generation, then the basic code itself has changed entirely within the next few generations and thus isn't the same code that you started with. So what do you define as this limit that magically stops animals evolving? Because if they can 'vary' within species like you say, what is stopping them from those varied species from varying any further?yoshi-lnex

Because the change that happens or the variation is not a progression toward becoming something else.

Sure it is, if an environment favors certain genes, over generations, the species will have progressed in a manner in which those genes have become more common.

Um, no, We were talking about slight modification with descent. The child don't always look exactly the same as their parent. The slight changes such as a different eye color, type of hair, complexion, are NOT a progression toward becoming something else. No matter how much these changes happens it doesn't change a human from being human.

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[QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="Revinh"]

[QUOTE="Red-XIII"]If something can change minutely within a few generations, what is stopping it from changing entirely over a million? If the basic code that 'restricts' animals from 'changing from what they are' changes slightly within each generation, then the basic code itself has changed entirely within the next few generations and thus isn't the same code that you started with. So what do you define as this limit that magically stops animals evolving? Because if they can 'vary' within species like you say, what is stopping them from those varied species from varying any further?Revinh

Because the change that happens or the variation is not a progression toward becoming something else.

Sure it is, if an environment favors certain genes, over generations, the species will have progressed in a manner in which those genes have become more common.

Um, no, We were talking about slight modification with descent. The child don't always look exactly the same as their parent. The slight changes such as a different eye color, type of hair, complexion, are NOT a progression toward becoming something else. No matter how much these changes happens it doesn't change a human from being human.

actually it does, through mutation, and speciation based upon what genes are more favored by the environment, a species will change in appearance over time. It's not going to be a 1 generation thing though, it will take many many generations for this to occur.
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#259 notconspiracy
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oh boy, another evolution thread. too bad I dropped in late
[QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="Revinh"]

[QUOTE="Red-XIII"]If something can change minutely within a few generations, what is stopping it from changing entirely over a million? If the basic code that 'restricts' animals from 'changing from what they are' changes slightly within each generation, then the basic code itself has changed entirely within the next few generations and thus isn't the same code that you started with. So what do you define as this limit that magically stops animals evolving? Because if they can 'vary' within species like you say, what is stopping them from those varied species from varying any further?Revinh

Because the change that happens or the variation is not a progression toward becoming something else.

Sure it is, if an environment favors certain genes, over generations, the species will have progressed in a manner in which those genes have become more common.

Um, no, We were talking about slight modification with descent. The child don't always look exactly the same as their parent. The slight changes such as a different eye color, type of hair, complexion, are NOT a progression toward becoming something else. No matter how much these changes happens it doesn't change a human from being human.

well it wont because everything that is descended from a human will always be in the Human taxa.
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[QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="blooddemon666"]

Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

123625

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

But its still kind, its not a different one. Small changes over time will change the appearence but it's still the same kind. I agree with Micro which is variation and adaption. Not macro, they don't become a new kind.

You may not beleive in Kinds but i do.

I think you mean "species" not "kind"

Large changes over time do produce different species, it's been observed in the fossil record.

Enough minor changes from generation to generation, and over thousands of years, the species will have an entirely different look. Simple examples being chimps and humans. We have a common ancestor, but over millions of years, there have been so many minor variations, that we are entirely different species.

and "macro evolution" isn't a term used by biologists

No i mean "kind" Kind meaning a dog will always give birth to a dog, even if it looks different its still a dog. it didn't evolve into a cat (Just using that as an example not saying its evolution)

No the fossil record is just interpretation of evidence. I can look at it and say, so what?

I beleive in Micro, small changes over time and yes it will become another type of dog or cat, but its still the same kind.

define "kind"

and yes, the fossil record CLEARLY supports evolution

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#261 yoshi-lnex
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[QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="blooddemon666"]

Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

123625

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

But its still kind, its not a different one. Small changes over time will change the appearence but it's still the same kind. I agree with Micro which is variation and adaption. Not macro, they don't become a new kind.

You may not beleive in Kinds but i do.

I think you mean "species" not "kind"

Large changes over time do produce different species, it's been observed in the fossil record.

Enough minor changes from generation to generation, and over thousands of years, the species will have an entirely different look. Simple examples being chimps and humans. We have a common ancestor, but over millions of years, there have been so many minor variations, that we are entirely different species.

and "macro evolution" isn't a term used by biologists

No i mean "kind" Kind meaning a dog will always give birth to a dog, even if it looks different its still a dog. it didn't evolve into a cat (Just using that as an example not saying its evolution)

No the fossil record is just interpretation of evidence. I can look at it and say, so what?

I beleive in Micro, small changes over time and yes it will become another type of dog or cat, but its still the same kind.

"kind" isn't a biological term, "species" is, I'd prefer that you use the actual term.

You still seem to have misconceptions about how evolution works. It doesn't occur in huge leaps i.e. one species does not give birth to another, it involves small vatiations from one generation to the next which can create a distinct species over many generations.

I suggest you read up on it.

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#262 Revinh
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What's an evolution?

Is it similiar to an emolution?MissRiotmaker

No, evolution as in ebullution.

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[QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="blooddemon666"]

Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

notconspiracy

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

But its still kind, its not a different one. Small changes over time will change the appearence but it's still the same kind. I agree with Micro which is variation and adaption. Not macro, they don't become a new kind.

You may not beleive in Kinds but i do.

I think you mean "species" not "kind"

Large changes over time do produce different species, it's been observed in the fossil record.

Enough minor changes from generation to generation, and over thousands of years, the species will have an entirely different look. Simple examples being chimps and humans. We have a common ancestor, but over millions of years, there have been so many minor variations, that we are entirely different species.

and "macro evolution" isn't a term used by biologists

No i mean "kind" Kind meaning a dog will always give birth to a dog, even if it looks different its still a dog. it didn't evolve into a cat (Just using that as an example not saying its evolution)

No the fossil record is just interpretation of evidence. I can look at it and say, so what?

I beleive in Micro, small changes over time and yes it will become another type of dog or cat, but its still the same kind.

define "kind"

and yes, the fossil record CLEARLY supports evolution

I shouldnt need to define kind, since it is so basic and simple a three year old should know.

But i shall do so anyway.

A dog gives birth to a dog, it may be different(say bigger with green hair). But it doesnt change the kind. You may not beleive in it, but i do. And Kind is a fact actually, as we see it all the time.

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[QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="blooddemon666"]

Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

yoshi-lnex

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

But its still kind, its not a different one. Small changes over time will change the appearence but it's still the same kind. I agree with Micro which is variation and adaption. Not macro, they don't become a new kind.

You may not beleive in Kinds but i do.

I think you mean "species" not "kind"

Large changes over time do produce different species, it's been observed in the fossil record.

Enough minor changes from generation to generation, and over thousands of years, the species will have an entirely different look. Simple examples being chimps and humans. We have a common ancestor, but over millions of years, there have been so many minor variations, that we are entirely different species.

and "macro evolution" isn't a term used by biologists

No i mean "kind" Kind meaning a dog will always give birth to a dog, even if it looks different its still a dog. it didn't evolve into a cat (Just using that as an example not saying its evolution)

No the fossil record is just interpretation of evidence. I can look at it and say, so what?

I beleive in Micro, small changes over time and yes it will become another type of dog or cat, but its still the same kind.

"kind" isn't a biological term, "species" is, I'd prefer that you use the actual term.

You still seem to have misconceptions about how evolution works. It doesn't occur in huge leaps i.e. one species does not give birth to another, it involves small vatiations from one generation to the next which can create a distinct species over many generations.

I suggest you read up on it.

right. 123625, you must understand, if an organism gave birth to another organism that was a different species, evolution would be falsified. do you understand this?
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I believe that evolution is right.

*High-fives evolution*

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[QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="blooddemon666"]

Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

yoshi-lnex

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

But its still kind, its not a different one. Small changes over time will change the appearence but it's still the same kind. I agree with Micro which is variation and adaption. Not macro, they don't become a new kind.

You may not beleive in Kinds but i do.

I think you mean "species" not "kind"

Large changes over time do produce different species, it's been observed in the fossil record.

Enough minor changes from generation to generation, and over thousands of years, the species will have an entirely different look. Simple examples being chimps and humans. We have a common ancestor, but over millions of years, there have been so many minor variations, that we are entirely different species.

and "macro evolution" isn't a term used by biologists

No i mean "kind" Kind meaning a dog will always give birth to a dog, even if it looks different its still a dog. it didn't evolve into a cat (Just using that as an example not saying its evolution)

No the fossil record is just interpretation of evidence. I can look at it and say, so what?

I beleive in Micro, small changes over time and yes it will become another type of dog or cat, but its still the same kind.

"kind" isn't a biological term, "species" is, I'd prefer that you use the actual term.

You still seem to have misconceptions about how evolution works. It doesn't occur in huge leaps i.e. one species does not give birth to another, it involves small vatiations from one generation to the next which can create a distinct species over many generations.

I suggest you read up on it.

Your right, kind is an actual fact. I know how evolution works. Through millions of years through random mutation we develop as a species. But through variation we don't evolve, we just become different from out ancestors, of the same kind.

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[QUOTE="notconspiracy"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="blooddemon666"]

Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

123625

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

But its still kind, its not a different one. Small changes over time will change the appearence but it's still the same kind. I agree with Micro which is variation and adaption. Not macro, they don't become a new kind.

You may not beleive in Kinds but i do.

I think you mean "species" not "kind"

Large changes over time do produce different species, it's been observed in the fossil record.

Enough minor changes from generation to generation, and over thousands of years, the species will have an entirely different look. Simple examples being chimps and humans. We have a common ancestor, but over millions of years, there have been so many minor variations, that we are entirely different species.

and "macro evolution" isn't a term used by biologists

No i mean "kind" Kind meaning a dog will always give birth to a dog, even if it looks different its still a dog. it didn't evolve into a cat (Just using that as an example not saying its evolution)

No the fossil record is just interpretation of evidence. I can look at it and say, so what?

I beleive in Micro, small changes over time and yes it will become another type of dog or cat, but its still the same kind.

define "kind"

and yes, the fossil record CLEARLY supports evolution

I shouldnt need to define kind, since it is so basic and simple a three year old should know.

But i shall do so anyway.

A dog gives birth to a dog, it may be different(say bigger with green hair). But it doesnt change the kind. You may not beleive in it, but i do. And Kind is a fact actually, as we see it all the time.

"a three year old can understand it" yes, an elementary schooler should be able to realize after only a few weeks in a life science class that "kind" is not a scientific term. but then again, in my country, science education sucks ass.

second, a dog will always give birth to a dog because all ancestors of that species will be in the canine taxa.

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"kind" isn't a biological term, "species" is, I'd prefer that you use the actual term.

You still seem to have misconceptions about how evolution works. It doesn't occur in huge leaps i.e. one species does not give birth to another, it involves small vatiations from one generation to the next which can create a distinct species over many generations.

I suggest you read up on it.

yoshi-lnex

I think that might be a bit too complicated. I really suggest anyone who is arguing against evolution watch these three videos:

potholer54's Natural Selection Made Easy
potholer54's The Theory of Evolution Made Easy
potholer54's Human Evolution Made Easy
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[QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="blooddemon666"]

Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

123625

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

But its still kind, its not a different one. Small changes over time will change the appearence but it's still the same kind. I agree with Micro which is variation and adaption. Not macro, they don't become a new kind.

You may not beleive in Kinds but i do.

I think you mean "species" not "kind"

Large changes over time do produce different species, it's been observed in the fossil record.

Enough minor changes from generation to generation, and over thousands of years, the species will have an entirely different look. Simple examples being chimps and humans. We have a common ancestor, but over millions of years, there have been so many minor variations, that we are entirely different species.

and "macro evolution" isn't a term used by biologists

No i mean "kind" Kind meaning a dog will always give birth to a dog, even if it looks different its still a dog. it didn't evolve into a cat (Just using that as an example not saying its evolution)

No the fossil record is just interpretation of evidence. I can look at it and say, so what?

I beleive in Micro, small changes over time and yes it will become another type of dog or cat, but its still the same kind.

"kind" isn't a biological term, "species" is, I'd prefer that you use the actual term.

You still seem to have misconceptions about how evolution works. It doesn't occur in huge leaps i.e. one species does not give birth to another, it involves small vatiations from one generation to the next which can create a distinct species over many generations.

I suggest you read up on it.

Your right, kind is an actual fact. I know how evolution works. Through millions of years through random mutation we develop as a species. But through variation we don't evolve, just become different from out ancestors, of the same kind.

mutations do accumulate you know
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I shouldnt need to define kind, since it is so basic and simple a three year old should know.

But i shall do so anyway.

A dog gives birth to a dog, it may be different(say bigger with green hair). But it doesnt change the kind. You may not beleive in it, but i do. And Kind is a fact actually, as we see it all the time.

123625
That's not even a proper definition. :lol: Kind is not recognized in biology, but species is defined and its the technical term. So forget the little words you made up; use the actual terms, ok?
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[QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="notconspiracy"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="blooddemon666"]

Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

notconspiracy

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

But its still kind, its not a different one. Small changes over time will change the appearence but it's still the same kind. I agree with Micro which is variation and adaption. Not macro, they don't become a new kind.

You may not beleive in Kinds but i do.

I think you mean "species" not "kind"

Large changes over time do produce different species, it's been observed in the fossil record.

Enough minor changes from generation to generation, and over thousands of years, the species will have an entirely different look. Simple examples being chimps and humans. We have a common ancestor, but over millions of years, there have been so many minor variations, that we are entirely different species.

and "macro evolution" isn't a term used by biologists

No i mean "kind" Kind meaning a dog will always give birth to a dog, even if it looks different its still a dog. it didn't evolve into a cat (Just using that as an example not saying its evolution)

No the fossil record is just interpretation of evidence. I can look at it and say, so what?

I beleive in Micro, small changes over time and yes it will become another type of dog or cat, but its still the same kind.

define "kind"

and yes, the fossil record CLEARLY supports evolution

I shouldnt need to define kind, since it is so basic and simple a three year old should know.

But i shall do so anyway.

A dog gives birth to a dog, it may be different(say bigger with green hair). But it doesnt change the kind. You may not beleive in it, but i do. And Kind is a fact actually, as we see it all the time.

"a three year old can understand it" yes, an elementary schooler should be able to realize after only a few weeks in a life science class that "kind" is not a scientific term. but then again, in my country, science education sucks ass.

second, a dog will always give birth to a dog because all ancestors of that species will be in the canine taxa.

But it doesnt change kind... its still a dog. Whats your point?

And if you don't understand the word kind go read a dictionary, you don't need science to observe kinds and know they are the same.

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[QUOTE="Revinh"]Um, no, We were talking about slight modification with descent. The child don't always look exactly the same as their parent. The slight changes such as a different eye color, type of hair, complexion, are NOT a progression toward becoming something else. No matter how much these changes happens it doesn't change a human from being human.notconspiracy

well it wont because everything that is descended from a human will always be in the Human taxa.

And yet a fish has become amphibians, amphibians to reptiles, reptiles to birds, apes to man? :roll:

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#273 notconspiracy
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[QUOTE="notconspiracy"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="notconspiracy"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="blooddemon666"]

Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

123625

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

But its still kind, its not a different one. Small changes over time will change the appearence but it's still the same kind. I agree with Micro which is variation and adaption. Not macro, they don't become a new kind.

You may not beleive in Kinds but i do.

I think you mean "species" not "kind"

Large changes over time do produce different species, it's been observed in the fossil record.

Enough minor changes from generation to generation, and over thousands of years, the species will have an entirely different look. Simple examples being chimps and humans. We have a common ancestor, but over millions of years, there have been so many minor variations, that we are entirely different species.

and "macro evolution" isn't a term used by biologists

No i mean "kind" Kind meaning a dog will always give birth to a dog, even if it looks different its still a dog. it didn't evolve into a cat (Just using that as an example not saying its evolution)

No the fossil record is just interpretation of evidence. I can look at it and say, so what?

I beleive in Micro, small changes over time and yes it will become another type of dog or cat, but its still the same kind.

define "kind"

and yes, the fossil record CLEARLY supports evolution

I shouldnt need to define kind, since it is so basic and simple a three year old should know.

But i shall do so anyway.

A dog gives birth to a dog, it may be different(say bigger with green hair). But it doesnt change the kind. You may not beleive in it, but i do. And Kind is a fact actually, as we see it all the time.

"a three year old can understand it" yes, an elementary schooler should be able to realize after only a few weeks in a life science class that "kind" is not a scientific term. but then again, in my country, science education sucks ass.

second, a dog will always give birth to a dog because all ancestors of that species will be in the canine taxa.

But it doesnt change kind... its still a dog. Whats your point?

And if you don't understand the word kind go read a dictionary, you don't need science to observe kinds and know they are the same.

kind is not a scientific term.

it is a kingdom?

is it a phylum?

is it a class?

is it an order?

Is it a family?

Is it a genus?

is it a species?

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[QUOTE="notconspiracy"][QUOTE="Revinh"]Um, no, We were talking about slight modification with descent. The child don't always look exactly the same as their parent. The slight changes such as a different eye color, type of hair, complexion, are NOT a progression toward becoming something else. No matter how much these changes happens it doesn't change a human from being human.Revinh

well it wont because everything that is descended from a human will always be in the Human taxa.

And yet a fish has become amphibians, amphibians to reptiles, reptiles to birds, apes to man? :roll:

That's two logical fallacies there: Misrepresentation and appeal to ridicule >_>
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#275 notconspiracy
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[QUOTE="notconspiracy"][QUOTE="Revinh"]Um, no, We were talking about slight modification with descent. The child don't always look exactly the same as their parent. The slight changes such as a different eye color, type of hair, complexion, are NOT a progression toward becoming something else. No matter how much these changes happens it doesn't change a human from being human.Revinh

well it wont because everything that is descended from a human will always be in the Human taxa.

And yet a fish has become amphibians, amphibians to reptiles, reptiles to birds, apes to man? :roll:

early creatures were similar to fish, but "vertebrates" is a better term
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#276 DeeJayInphinity
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[QUOTE="notconspiracy"][QUOTE="Revinh"]Um, no, We were talking about slight modification with descent. The child don't always look exactly the same as their parent. The slight changes such as a different eye color, type of hair, complexion, are NOT a progression toward becoming something else. No matter how much these changes happens it doesn't change a human from being human.Revinh

well it wont because everything that is descended from a human will always be in the Human taxa.

And yet a fish has become amphibians, amphibians to reptiles, reptiles to birds, apes to man? :roll:

Yes, that's the simplified version. If you had studied evolution in school, you'd know that reptiles do not give birth to birds, and evolutionary theory has never stated that something as ridiculous as that occurs in nature.
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[QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="notconspiracy"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="notconspiracy"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="blooddemon666"]

Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

notconspiracy

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

But its still kind, its not a different one. Small changes over time will change the appearence but it's still the same kind. I agree with Micro which is variation and adaption. Not macro, they don't become a new kind.

You may not beleive in Kinds but i do.

I think you mean "species" not "kind"

Large changes over time do produce different species, it's been observed in the fossil record.

Enough minor changes from generation to generation, and over thousands of years, the species will have an entirely different look. Simple examples being chimps and humans. We have a common ancestor, but over millions of years, there have been so many minor variations, that we are entirely different species.

and "macro evolution" isn't a term used by biologists

No i mean "kind" Kind meaning a dog will always give birth to a dog, even if it looks different its still a dog. it didn't evolve into a cat (Just using that as an example not saying its evolution)

No the fossil record is just interpretation of evidence. I can look at it and say, so what?

I beleive in Micro, small changes over time and yes it will become another type of dog or cat, but its still the same kind.

define "kind"

and yes, the fossil record CLEARLY supports evolution

I shouldnt need to define kind, since it is so basic and simple a three year old should know.

But i shall do so anyway.

A dog gives birth to a dog, it may be different(say bigger with green hair). But it doesnt change the kind. You may not beleive in it, but i do. And Kind is a fact actually, as we see it all the time.

"a three year old can understand it" yes, an elementary schooler should be able to realize after only a few weeks in a life science class that "kind" is not a scientific term. but then again, in my country, science education sucks ass.

second, a dog will always give birth to a dog because all ancestors of that species will be in the canine taxa.

But it doesnt change kind... its still a dog. Whats your point?

And if you don't understand the word kind go read a dictionary, you don't need science to observe kinds and know they are the same.

kind is not a scientific term.

it is a kingdom?

is it a phylum?

is it a class?

is it an order?

Is it a family?

Is it a genus?

is it a species?

Doesnt need to be scientific to be real though...

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Eleven freakin' quote boxes... do you need that to know where your conversation left off? >_>

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#279 Revinh
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[QUOTE="Revinh"]Um, no, We were talking about slight modification with descent. The child don't always look exactly the same as their parent. The slight changes such as a different eye color, type of hair, complexion, are NOT a progression toward becoming something else. No matter how much these changes happens it doesn't change a human from being human.yoshi-lnex
actually it does, through mutation, and speciation based upon what genes are more favored by the environment, a species will change in appearance over time. It's not going to be a 1 generation thing though, it will take many many generations for this to occur.

actually no.

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How else can my charmander turn into Charizard!?!?!?
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[QUOTE="notconspiracy"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="notconspiracy"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="notconspiracy"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="yoshi-lnex"][QUOTE="123625"][QUOTE="blooddemon666"]

Out of curiosity/clarification, what do you believe 123625?

Just so I can understand your stance about evolution.

123625

Okay i shall make this my last post.

I beleive in kinds. Cats, dogs, horses, birds and etc.

Now i beleive variation can occur within these kinds and it is welll observed, i have no trouble with that.

What i don't beleive is that one kind can change into another, and this has never been observed. Nor is there enough fossils to prove it.

I beleive a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog.

I think you are still failing to understand how evolution works, despite it being explained to you several times.

First of all, animal species becoming other species has been observed in the fossil record, that is a fact. If you wish, I can show you examples, just ask.

Your statement "I believe a cat gives birth to cat, and dog gives birth to a dog" suggests that you don't understand the basis of how evolution works, so here's an explanation again;

Species adapt to their environment based upon what genes are more favorable, for example in cold weather, large amounts of body fat and hair are favored over less, and thus a species with better genes allowing for these traits is more likely to survive and pass on it's genes, while genes that the environment do not favor are likely to become increasingly scarce and eventually disappear. Over time, these small changes can warent being a species being described by an entirely different name. It has become another species. That's how evolution works in a nutshell.

But its still kind, its not a different one. Small changes over time will change the appearence but it's still the same kind. I agree with Micro which is variation and adaption. Not macro, they don't become a new kind.

You may not beleive in Kinds but i do.

I think you mean "species" not "kind"

Large changes over time do produce different species, it's been observed in the fossil record.

Enough minor changes from generation to generation, and over thousands of years, the species will have an entirely different look. Simple examples being chimps and humans. We have a common ancestor, but over millions of years, there have been so many minor variations, that we are entirely different species.

and "macro evolution" isn't a term used by biologists

No i mean "kind" Kind meaning a dog will always give birth to a dog, even if it looks different its still a dog. it didn't evolve into a cat (Just using that as an example not saying its evolution)

No the fossil record is just interpretation of evidence. I can look at it and say, so what?

I beleive in Micro, small changes over time and yes it will become another type of dog or cat, but its still the same kind.

define "kind"

and yes, the fossil record CLEARLY supports evolution

I shouldnt need to define kind, since it is so basic and simple a three year old should know.

But i shall do so anyway.

A dog gives birth to a dog, it may be different(say bigger with green hair). But it doesnt change the kind. You may not beleive in it, but i do. And Kind is a fact actually, as we see it all the time.

"a three year old can understand it" yes, an elementary schooler should be able to realize after only a few weeks in a life science class that "kind" is not a scientific term. but then again, in my country, science education sucks ass.

second, a dog will always give birth to a dog because all ancestors of that species will be in the canine taxa.

But it doesnt change kind... its still a dog. Whats your point?

And if you don't understand the word kind go read a dictionary, you don't need science to observe kinds and know they are the same.

kind is not a scientific term.

it is a kingdom?

is it a phylum?

is it a class?

is it an order?

Is it a family?

Is it a genus?

is it a species?

Doesnt need to be scientific to be real though...

but it has to be rigid, testable, and falsifiable. the word "kind" is an EXTREMELY subjective definition. it can mean anything from a subspecies to a domain.
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#282 123625
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How else can my charmander turn into Charizard!?!?!?hockeyboy222

Charizard is freakin awsome.

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#283 CptJSparrow
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[QUOTE="MissRiotmaker"]What's an evolution?

Is it similiar to an emolution?Revinh

No, evolution as in ebullution.

Well then, when it comes to "Chri****ianity", the derisive amongst us will switch roles, will they not?
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#284 Revinh
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[QUOTE="Revinh"]

[QUOTE="notconspiracy"][QUOTE="Revinh"]Um, no, We were talking about slight modification with descent. The child don't always look exactly the same as their parent. The slight changes such as a different eye color, type of hair, complexion, are NOT a progression toward becoming something else. No matter how much these changes happens it doesn't change a human from being human.PannicAtack

well it wont because everything that is descended from a human will always be in the Human taxa.

And yet a fish has become amphibians, amphibians to reptiles, reptiles to birds, apes to man? :roll:

That's two logical fallacies there: Misrepresentation and appeal to ridicule >_>

What did I misinterpret? Isn't that the ridiculous theory of evolution?

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#285 foxhound_fox
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And yet a fish has become amphibians, amphibians to reptiles, reptiles to birds, apes to man? :roll:Revinh

Humans are apes. We are of the Hominidae family. We share a common ancestor with Chimpanzees, Gorillas and Orangutans. Birds evolved from Theropods and Amphibians from fish.

Take a look at the skeletal structure of a whale's pectoral fin. It resembles that of a hand.

Change over time has evidence to support it. Where is your refuting evidence against it?
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I wonder if in a few decades people will be immune to the effects of alcohol due to the amount it's used today? I mean, with evolution, we would adapt to it wouldnt we?

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#287 notconspiracy
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I wonder if in a few decades people will be immune to the effects of alcohol due to the amount it's used today?

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nope. sorry, but lamarkian evolution has been discredited for over 200 years
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#288 123625
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Doesnt need to be scientific to be real though...

notconspiracy

but it has to be rigid, testable, and falsifiable. the word "kind" is an EXTREMELY subjective definition. it can mean anything from a subspecies to a domain.

So if kind is not used by science, it isnt true?

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[QUOTE="lobodob"]

I wonder if in a few decades people will be immune to the effects of alcohol due to the amount it's used today?

notconspiracy
nope. sorry, but lamarkian evolution has been discredited for over 200 years

Dang, thats unfortunate :p
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#290 Revinh
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[QUOTE="Revinh"][QUOTE="MissRiotmaker"]What's an evolution?

Is it similiar to an emolution?CptJSparrow

No, evolution as in ebullution.

Well then, when it comes to "Chri****ianity", the derisive amongst us will switch roles, will they not?

What?

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#291 notconspiracy
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So if kind is not used by science it isnt true?

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no. it isn't true for the simple reason that it is subjective and has no definition
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[QUOTE="Revinh"]And yet a fish has become amphibians, amphibians to reptiles, reptiles to birds, apes to man? :roll:foxhound_fox

Humans are apes. We are of the Hominidae family. We share a common ancestor with Chimpanzees, Gorillas and Orangutans. Birds evolved from Theropods and Amphibians from fish.

Take a look at the skeletal structure of a whale's pectoral fin. It resembles that of a hand.

Change over time has evidence to support it. Where is your refuting evidence against it?

The fact that life is entirely based on a few simple foundations is even more proof that there is a common ancestor. The biochemical pathways, the code used to generate life and its numerous similarities amongst species, even the basic chemical reactions on which life is based are all the same.
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no. it isn't true for the simple reason that it is subjective and has no definitionnotconspiracy

Whatever, i guess we are just all the same animal only different then.

But hey if you can't see the similarities between kinds its your problem.

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#294 Revinh
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[QUOTE="Revinh"]And yet a fish has become amphibians, amphibians to reptiles, reptiles to birds, apes to man? :roll:foxhound_fox

Humans are apes. We are of the Hominidae family. We share a common ancestor with Chimpanzees, Gorillas and Orangutans. Birds evolved from Theropods and Amphibians from fish.

Take a look at the skeletal structure of a whale's pectoral fin. It resembles that of a hand.

Change over time has evidence to support it. Where is your refuting evidence against it?

Weak. resemblance =/= common ancestor

Your imagination supports it.

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[QUOTE="123625"]

So if kind is not used by science it isnt true?

notconspiracy

no. it isn't true for the simple reason that it is subjective and has no definition

Bingo.

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#296 DeeJayInphinity
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Whatever, i guess we are jsut all the same animal only different then.

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Learn how to cut your quote trees. Every time you're in one of these discussions you end up with around 15 quotes in a single post.
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#297 notconspiracy
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Whatever, i guess we are jsut all the same animal only different then.

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could you elaborate? again, the word "kind" is not what taxonomists can use because it has no definition and is very subjective. I can stretch it very far, as in I can say that paramecia and dogs are in the same kind because they are both living and eucaryotes
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#298 DeeJayInphinity
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[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Revinh"]And yet a fish has become amphibians, amphibians to reptiles, reptiles to birds, apes to man? :roll:Revinh


Humans are apes. We are of the Hominidae family. We share a common ancestor with Chimpanzees, Gorillas and Orangutans. Birds evolved from Theropods and Amphibians from fish.

Take a look at the skeletal structure of a whale's pectoral fin. It resembles that of a hand.

Change over time has evidence to support it. Where is your refuting evidence against it?

Weak. resemblance =/= common ancestor

Your imagination supports it.

Except for the fact that we can see those similarities develop in the fossil record.
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#299 123625
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[QUOTE="123625"]

Whatever, i guess we are jsut all the same animal only different then.

notconspiracy

could you elaborate? again, the word "kind" is not what taxonomists can use because it has no definition and is very subjective. I can stretch it very far, as in I can say that paramecia and dogs are in the same kind because they are both living and eucaryotes

If we're not seperated by kinds we're all the same animal only different. Since kinds don't exist as you say, we're just all the same, just different.

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It's a ludicrous theory.:|