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PaulK
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Message 34 of 223 (707399)
09-27-2013 2:17 AM
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09-26-2013 10:25 PM


The argument seems to boil down to the idea that evolution cannot explain the origin of the original replicators from which all known life is descended.
This is not a new or even controversial idea.

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Message 41 of 223 (707531)
09-28-2013 4:33 AM
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09-27-2013 6:23 PM


Let me attempt to get you to clarify your position
Is your argument concerned with the origin of replicators as your initial post implied ?
Or is it about the origin of a "symbolic" representation of information not dictated by physical properties, potentially excluding any self-replicating system which lacks encoded information?

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Message 50 of 223 (724805)
04-21-2014 3:35 AM
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04-20-2014 11:00 PM


Re: I agree - same old argument, different name
The idea that evolution can't explain the first replicators isn't even an ID idea. Creationists are about the only people who even think that evolution should explain the first replicators.

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Message 61 of 223 (724885)
04-22-2014 2:05 AM
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04-21-2014 8:10 PM


Re: I agree - same old argument, different name
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What kind of an argument is that?
I wouldn't call it an argument, it's just pointing out facts.
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We're not talking about whose idea it is.
I guess that you don't understand the implications. Repeating common knowledge isn't an argument.
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you're wrong in your facts, but this is not the place for that argument.
So if reality contradicts your opinions, reality is wrong ?
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Anyway, what matters is: whether evolution (methodological naturalism) can explain the first 'replicators', as you call them.
What do you think?
I think that you should make up your mind whether you mean "evolution" or "science". Methodological naturalism includes a lot of things that aren't evolution. Evolution can't explain the first replicators, by the very nature of evolution. However, there is every reason to think that science will eventually come up with a possible explanation.

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Message 69 of 223 (724944)
04-23-2014 1:05 AM
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04-22-2014 11:21 PM


Re: I agree - same old argument, different name
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That, my friend, is a statement of FAITH.
But not religious "FAITH" since it is neither certain, nor is it lacking a foundation in evidence. To pretend otherwise would be equivocation and dishonesty.

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Message 74 of 223 (724991)
04-23-2014 11:25 AM
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04-23-2014 10:58 AM


Re: Articles of Faith
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So we've established that belief in abiogenesis requires faith in the unseen and unproven, just as belief in a creator does.
Well, I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt but you had to roll out the same old lie anyway. Too bad.

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Message 79 of 223 (724997)
04-23-2014 11:34 AM
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04-23-2014 11:29 AM


Re: Articles of Faith
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Still, no rational responses. C'mon gang, you can do better than this!
In that case, the rational response is: DO NOT FEED THE TROLL.

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Message 104 of 223 (725084)
04-24-2014 9:55 AM
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04-23-2014 2:57 PM


Re: I agree - same old argument, different name
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I don't see why not. "Every reason to think" includes "based on the fact that science has solved many apparently intractable problems, and the fact that we have no evidence that indicates a naturalistic explanation is not possible, and the fact that we have quite a bit of evidence that indicates that a naturalistic explanation is possible." Those are reasons to think....
Since I explicitly told him that there was no claim to certainty before he asserted otherwise it is quite clear that he is blatantly lying. Dishonest as creationists are it is unusual for them to be quite so obvious about it. Hence, the conclusion that he is a troll.

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