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To the creationists - the tough question

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Percy
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Message 12 of 78 (1503)
01-03-2002 11:07 AM 		Reply to: Message 11 by Val
01-03-2002 10:32 AM

Val writes:
If there is a God then organic evolution is not present, if there is no God then your assumption of organic evolution is correct.
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God and evolution could both exist. And even if God doesn't exist, evolution could still be wrong. Are you trying to limit the choices in order to make a point? If so, it might help to provide some additional clarification.
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--Percy
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01-05-2002 9:11 AM 		Reply to: Message 21 by Minnemooseus
01-04-2002 8:07 PM

I thought Creationists didn't have a problem with evolution per se, just with evolution between kinds. Within this group there may be two sub-categories, one holding that change within a kind draws only upon variation already present within the genome, the other accepting the additional possibility of mutation.
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01-11-2002 1:08 PM 		Reply to: Message 28 by Fred Williams
01-11-2002 12:04 PM

Your point about the fossil record is worth emphasizing again. The Newell and Gould quotes warn against the mistake of interpreting the fossil history in the geologic column as a record of progress, but it is an easy trap to fall into, more so for laypeople I expect than scientists.
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02-20-2002 6:55 PM

At the request of the originator I am closing this thread. Moose would like to continue discussion on this topic at the Creationists:: What would convince you that evolution has happened? thread.
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Percy
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