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NosyNed
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Message 31 of 36 (69978)
11-29-2003 10:08 PM
Reply to: Message 30 by berberry
11-29-2003 10:02 PM


Asimov
Welcome to the forum!
Anyone who likes the Good Doctor can't be all bad, no matter what side of the debate you are on.

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berberry
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Message 32 of 36 (69980)
11-29-2003 10:13 PM
Reply to: Message 31 by NosyNed
11-29-2003 10:08 PM


Re: Asimov
Thanks. Yes, I'm a huge Asimov fan, particularly his non-fiction works. Until recently, what I knew of the Bible came mostly from his guide.
[This message has been edited by berberry, 11-29-2003]

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defenderofthefaith
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Message 33 of 36 (70524)
12-02-2003 5:38 AM
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11-29-2003 10:13 PM


Re: Asimov
Asimov wrote a guide to the Bible?

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sidelined
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Message 34 of 36 (70532)
12-02-2003 6:42 AM
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12-02-2003 5:38 AM


Re: Asimov
DOF
You are surprised? Please tell us you are kidding.

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DBlevins
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Message 35 of 36 (82616)
02-03-2004 1:50 PM


An answer for Mike
This is in answer to a reply Mike gave in an Micro-evolution thread after a fearful threat of trampling by a certain admin for off topic discussion.
I think you missed my point Mike. I am certainly glad that you have tried to understand the scientific evidence for evolution. The point is that few creationists that I have seen on this board have actually chekced out the information that has been presented to them. They continue to repeat statements that have been debunked repeatedly. If you would ask about say, genetic drift or genetic flow, you would probably get an answer that a layman could understand. Questions are great. The problem comes about when the question is answered or it is asked that the questioner educate himself a little bit and he refuses to.
Never stop questioning, but learn to question what you know as well. Part of doing good science is understanding that you could be wrong, that we have been wrong before and will be wrong again in the future. This does not detract from the fact that many of the answers we have come up are very close to being correct, that we are increasing the "body" of knowledge which we possess.
By the way, I am not sure where you are in your education but i would propose that you start by reading some books that have been presented by the people on this board. You could start looking through these here on this thread. I am sure they would be absolutely delighted to answer any questions you had on these books. It would go a long way toward your education and help bridge the gap in coming to a mutual understanding. You might even try reading what evolutionists say about micro and macro evolution. Then ask questions on what you do not understand if there is anything you don't.
As an aside, I have quite a few pieces of creationist literature, from various sources, that i have read as a way of trying to understand where they are coming from. I have also read the bible, front to back .

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defenderofthefaith
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Message 36 of 36 (91316)
03-09-2004 4:35 AM
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02-03-2004 1:50 PM


Re: An answer for Mike
The point is that few creationists that I have seen on this board have actually chekced out the information that has been presented to them. They continue to repeat statements that have been debunked repeatedly.
As a creationist I can only say: "You're preaching to the choir."
By the way, which creationist literature are you familiar with?

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