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Author Topic:   Rebuttal To Creationists - "Since We Can't Directly Observe Evolution..."
ringo
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Message 544 of 2932 (899778)
10-19-2022 11:48 AM
Reply to: Message 526 by Dredge
10-19-2022 12:16 AM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Dredge writes:
Others are fools by choice ... which are the most pitiable kind.
Like creationists, who choose to believe a pack of lies.

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
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ringo
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Message 545 of 2932 (899779)
10-19-2022 11:53 AM
Reply to: Message 527 by Dredge
10-19-2022 12:31 AM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Dredge writes:
Now all Arvin Ash needs to do is produce a viable organism from inanimate matter ...
I think I have said before, I will bet you that we do exactly that before your "savior" comes back. How much do you want to bet?
Dredge writes:
... lest he be dismissed as just another delusional atheist bs-artist ...
Nobody cares what you dismiss.
Dredge writes:
... all talk and no action.
If you want to learn about all the action that IS going on in the field of abiogenesis, google it.

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
Give me back, give me back my Leningrad."
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ringo
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Posts: 20940
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Joined: 03-23-2005


Message 546 of 2932 (899780)
10-19-2022 12:05 PM
Reply to: Message 534 by Kleinman
10-19-2022 6:50 AM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Kleinman writes:
ringo is not a biologist and so far, he hasn't demonstrated he has had any training in chemistry let alone organic chemistry.
I'll be glad to discuss chemistry with you, ESPECIALLY organic chemistry. But that's a different topic. Start one. I dare ya.
Kleinman writes:
If he had, he would know how difficult it is to synthesize even simple organic molecules, and that's under laboratory conditions.
Some compounds are more difficult to synthesize than others but in fact, organic synthesis is difficult to prevent. The problem is with side-products that need to be selected out.
Kleinman writes:
These zealots won't discuss experiments that demonstrate how descent with modification works...
Been there, done that. YOU are the one who is trying to divert the topic to abiogenesis. Start a new topic for that and we can run both at once.

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
Give me back, give me back my Leningrad."
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ringo
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Message 547 of 2932 (899781)
10-19-2022 12:10 PM
Reply to: Message 536 by Dredge
10-19-2022 9:07 AM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Dredge writes:
I'm willing to bet you $1.55 that humans will never ever produce life from inanimate matter.
I have offered to bet you that we will produce life in the lab before your "savior" returns.

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
Give me back, give me back my Leningrad."
-- Leningrad Cowboys

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
From: frozen wasteland
Joined: 03-23-2005


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Message 550 of 2932 (899787)
10-19-2022 12:48 PM
Reply to: Message 549 by Kleinman
10-19-2022 12:14 PM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Kleinman writes:
What have you said that was interesting in any of your previous posts?
You've said twice that you were impressed by my attention to detail - so it's a little late now to start pretending that you're not interested in what I say.
Kleinman writes:
And why should I start a topic on abiogenesis where you don't have any experiments that demonstrate this?
How would you know what I have in support of abiogenesis? If you're not afraid to find out, start a topic.
Kleinman writes:
You won't discuss descent with modification when we do have experiments that demonstrate that phenomenon.
But I HAVE been discussing that. Sixty-four posts in this very thread, and counting. And you've QUOTED some of them. Try to maintain at least a thin fiber of connection to reality.
And YOU are the one who is trying to divert the discussion to off-topic abiogenesis.

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
Give me back, give me back my Leningrad."
-- Leningrad Cowboys

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
From: frozen wasteland
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Message 575 of 2932 (899825)
10-19-2022 9:54 PM
Reply to: Message 551 by Kleinman
10-19-2022 1:19 PM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Kleinman writes:
Just because you are a nitpicker doesn't make you interesting.
And yet you keep replying.
Kleinman writes:
Tell it to the biologists so that AZPaul3 can have a chance to win his bet with Dredge.
They already know. Where do you think we get our information?
Kleinman writes:
Sixty-four posts filling space...
And you keep replying to them.
Kleinman writes:
Why don't you start a topic on abiogenesis?
I don't think I've ever started a topic. It isn't what I do.
YOU are the one who claims to have the goods on abiogenesis and you claim I know nothing. Put your money where your mouth is.

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
Give me back, give me back my Leningrad."
-- Leningrad Cowboys

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
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Joined: 03-23-2005


Message 576 of 2932 (899826)
10-19-2022 9:56 PM
Reply to: Message 552 by Dredge
10-19-2022 1:58 PM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Dredge writes:
The former is impossible...
Do you understand the difference between "improbable" and "impossible"?
Unless the probability is ZERO, it is possible.

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
Give me back, give me back my Leningrad."
-- Leningrad Cowboys

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
From: frozen wasteland
Joined: 03-23-2005


Message 577 of 2932 (899827)
10-19-2022 9:58 PM
Reply to: Message 553 by Dredge
10-19-2022 2:05 PM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Dredge writes:
Action? What action?
I said, "google it."

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
Give me back, give me back my Leningrad."
-- Leningrad Cowboys

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ringo
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Message 578 of 2932 (899828)
10-19-2022 10:01 PM
Reply to: Message 554 by Dredge
10-19-2022 2:09 PM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Dredge writes:
While you're at it, give me a kindergarten-level in spelling. "panick"?
One thing at a time. Are you going to take me up on my offer to school you in chemistry or not?

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
Give me back, give me back my Leningrad."
-- Leningrad Cowboys

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
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Message 579 of 2932 (899829)
10-19-2022 10:03 PM
Reply to: Message 556 by Dredge
10-19-2022 2:33 PM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Dredge writes:
ringo writes:
Abiogenesis is practically inevitable
An atheist fairy tale.
Put up or shut up. Start a topic.

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
Give me back, give me back my Leningrad."
-- Leningrad Cowboys

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ringo
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Joined: 03-23-2005


Message 598 of 2932 (899864)
10-20-2022 11:51 AM
Reply to: Message 580 by Dredge
10-20-2022 12:53 AM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Dredge writes:
The probability of life arising naturally from inanimate matter would be LESS than zero ...
Go ahead and show us your calculations on that.
Dredge writes:
ringo logic: "The probability of me winning the lottery one thousand times in row is not zero ... therefore it could happen."
Correct. Are you that ignorant about probability? Ask Kleinman. I think he's smart enough to tell you the same thing I'm telling you.
Dredge writes:
A statistical impossibility is a probability that is so low as to not be worthy of mentioning.
That depends entirely on the context. If the lottery is drawn once a week, it would take almost twenty years for me to win 1000 times. Certainly possible. But if the lottery was drawn once a year, it would take a thousand years. Not possible (but only because I wouldn't be alive. My numbers could still win).
You don't have any basis for your claim about the probability of abiogenesis. Show us your calculations. What chemicals are you starting with? What end product are you shooting for?

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
Give me back, give me back my Leningrad."
-- Leningrad Cowboys

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
From: frozen wasteland
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Message 600 of 2932 (899866)
10-20-2022 11:53 AM
Reply to: Message 585 by Kleinman
10-20-2022 7:06 AM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Kleinman writes:
It's good to see that vimesey has some understanding of probability theory.
Tell your disciple.

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
Give me back, give me back my Leningrad."
-- Leningrad Cowboys

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ringo
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Message 601 of 2932 (899867)
10-20-2022 11:58 AM
Reply to: Message 586 by Dredge
10-20-2022 7:56 AM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Dredge writes:
... producing life from inanimate matter is a not only a scientific impossibility...
What do you know about the science? You admit that you're not even aware of the action in the field of abiogenesis.
All living things are made of chemicals. If the chemicals can be put together to make living things, it's ridiculous to pretend that it's impossible. Reality is not impossible. You're claiming that "you can't get there from here," which is a joke.

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
Give me back, give me back my Leningrad."
-- Leningrad Cowboys

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ringo
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Message 602 of 2932 (899868)
10-20-2022 12:04 PM
Reply to: Message 588 by Kleinman
10-20-2022 8:42 AM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Kleinman writes:
What Dredge is saying is that the creation of life is not a stochastic process.
Don't be silly. Dredge wouldn't recognize the word "stochastic" if it sat down beside him in church and helped him eat Jesus.
Nobody is saying that abiogenesis is a stochastic process. Chemistry is entirely deterministic. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, there's a reason why we have H2O and not H9O. (And if you can figure out why I said "9", there's a cookie in it for you.)

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
Give me back, give me back my Leningrad."
-- Leningrad Cowboys

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ringo
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Posts: 20940
From: frozen wasteland
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Message 607 of 2932 (899880)
10-20-2022 1:01 PM
Reply to: Message 605 by Dredge
10-20-2022 12:33 PM


Re: Kleinman does not think mutations can be passed down to descendants
Dredge writes:
Stochastic was a famous Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought.

He died in 399BC by being forced to drink poison (as a form of capital punishment).
In case he does sit down beside you in church, how will you recognize him? And will the two of you fight over the tastiest bits of Jesus?

"Oh no, They've gone and named my home St. Petersburg.
What's going on? Where are all the friends I had?
It's all wrong, I'm feeling lost like I just don't belong.
Give me back, give me back my Leningrad."
-- Leningrad Cowboys

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