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Jeff Davis Junior Member (Idle past 4946 days) Posts: 29 Joined: |
Greetings everyone,
Even though this is the first time I am on this forum, I have been researching issues on the creation/evolution controversy for over 30 years. My graduate research is in paleontology and fossil stratigraphy, although my studies have gone into many areas. Interestingly, I married into a fundamentalist Christian family. Once this community of believers found out who I was, I was blessed with literally hundreds of discussions/debates. A number of these encounters were quite intriguing. I hope you will enjoy my contribution to this forum. My plan is to review past discussions before getting too actively involved. All the best
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nwr Member Posts: 6412 From: Geneva, Illinois Joined: Member Rating: 4.5 |
Welcome aboard. It is always good to have new perspectives.
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Coyote Member (Idle past 2133 days) Posts: 6117 Joined: |
Welcome!
My background is in archaeology, though I also studied fossil man and human osteology for my Ph.D. exams. Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.
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Jeff Davis Junior Member (Idle past 4946 days) Posts: 29 Joined: |
Oh, I love archaeolgy!
My background is invertebrate paleonology and fossil stratigraphy with the Hamilton Group in the Devonian Period. It's not exciting as vertebrate paleo and dinos, but it does help me discuss problems with flood geology.
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jar Member (Idle past 421 days) Posts: 34026 From: Texas!! Joined: |
Welcome home. Glad you're here.
Anyone so limited that they can only spell a word one way is severely handicapped! |
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Huntard Member (Idle past 2322 days) Posts: 2870 From: Limburg, The Netherlands Joined: |
Welcome to EvC!
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slevesque Member (Idle past 4668 days) Posts: 1456 Joined: |
Welcome Jeff,
I hope you find EvC to be as great an intellectual stimulant as I find it to be
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Blue Jay Member (Idle past 2725 days) Posts: 2843 From: You couldn't pronounce it with your mouthparts Joined: |
Hi, Jeff.
Welcome to EvC! If "Jeff" is short for "Jefferson," you and Artemis Entreri (another EvC member) may get along pretty well. -----
Jeff Davis writes: Interestingly, I married into a fundamentalist Christian family. Once this community of believers found out who I was, I was blessed with literally hundreds of discussions/debates. Anyone with this kind of attitude must be exceptionally mellow and thick-skinned. We could use some more of that here. -Bluejay (a.k.a. Mantis, Thylacosmilus) Darwin loves you.
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CosmicChimp Member Posts: 311 From: Muenchen Bayern Deutschland Joined: |
Greetings and welcome aboard. I'm looking forward to reading from your vantage point.
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Jeff Davis Junior Member (Idle past 4946 days) Posts: 29 Joined: |
No, it's just Jeff.
Speaking of being thick skinned, my wife's uncle once called me a Satan worshipper in front of a crowded church. He got a little angry with me. He claimed I did not believe in the "plain truth" of a literal interpretation of Genesis. I replied, "Which particular literal interpretation are you referring to?" He said, "The most literal". I then said, "The biblical verse, 'go forth and multiply and replenish the earth' was actually first commanded to Adam (and not Noah). To not accept that God told Adam to "refill" the earth (thus, Adam was not the first) means to not accept the most literal interpretation." Not that I fully embrace this particular interpretation, but I am not too fond of restrictive literal interpretations.
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Artemis Entreri  Suspended Member (Idle past 4256 days) Posts: 1194 From: Northern Virginia Joined: |
If "Jeff" is short for "Jefferson," you and Artemis Entreri (another EvC member) may get along pretty well.
lol that's funny. welcome to the shooting gallery Jeff Davis.
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Buzsaw Inactive Member |
Hi Jeff. H hearty welcome to EvC from a 7plus year EvC fundi-Christian. I see you married into a fundi family, but appear not to be a fundi yourself. I'll add you to my prayer list.
Perhaps we can get up a thread on how primates figure in a watery planet, dark and void, having no atmosphere or sun and why Adam, alleged first man had to come from the dust.. BUZSAW B 4 U 2 C Y BUZ SAW. The immeasurable present eternally extends the infinite past and infinitely consumes the eternal future.
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Coyote Member (Idle past 2133 days) Posts: 6117 Joined: |
Perhaps we can get up a thread on how primates figure in a watery planet, dark and void, having no atmosphere or sun and why Adam, alleged first man had to come from the dust.. Fiction and mythology, eh? Great! I love a good story. The "Lord of the Rings" and "Clan of the Cave Bear" series are my favorites. Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.
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Jeff Davis Junior Member (Idle past 4946 days) Posts: 29 Joined: |
Hi Buzsaw,
Just by looking at these replies, this forum is beautifully diverse. This is awesome. Considering primates are made up of 60% water consisting of the exact chemical proportions as the oceans, these conversations should be worthwhile. Also, since the term "fundamentalist" finds its origins from "The Fundamentals" published in 1910-1915 focusing upon the Five Fundamentals, I would place myself in your camp. The difference is that the five fundamentals has nothing to do with the reality of nature. This is where we most likely part ways. Edited by Jeff Davis, : No reason given.
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