#Spontaneous Generation
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>>How do you explain the fact that various species came into existence and
became extinct at different times in the earth's history? (Or perhaps you
don't regard it as a fact?)<<
What kind of question is that? Of course I can't explain it…and of course I
accept it as a fact. Why would you think otherwise?
One of the problems on this thread is becomming very clear to me now. Many
people are arguing with things that I didn't even say AND things that they
think creationists believe.
– Bill
Bill,
>> What kind of question is that? Of course I can't explain it…
and of course I accept it as a fact. Why would you think otherwise?
Thanks for answering my question. I didn't think otherwise; rather, I was
trying to be respectful by not making assumptions about what you believe.
>> One of the problems on this thread is becoming very clear to me now.
Many people are arguing with things that I didn't even say AND things
that they think creationists believe.
Perhaps so, but I'm not one of those people. I didn't ask this question to
argue with you. I asked because I was curious about your opinions.
I know next to nothing about what creationists believe, but I'm curious to find
out, and I hope you'll explain more about what you _do_ believe. I would find
this much more interesting than your critique of modern biology.
I have no interest in arguing with you, and I'm somewhat bemused by the people
here who do. My mother taught me a long time ago not to argue with people
about their religions, and I've always found this to be a good piece of advice.
— Rob
Rob,
>I know next to nothing about what creationists believe, but I'm curious to
find out, and I hope you'll explain more about what you _do_ believe. I would
find this much more interesting than your critique of modern biology.
I have no interest in arguing with you, and I'm somewhat bemused by the people
here who do. My mother taught me a long time ago not to argue with people
about their religions, and I've always found this to be a good piece of advice.
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I've got no other choice at this poiny but to remind you that this is still a
Biology forum and that habitual creationists' beliefs can be studied with
comfort (for all parties) at Religion forum. If you intend to explore Bill's
personal beliefs detached from "modern biology" at this forum I'd greatly
appreciate if you select a specific name for this thread – this will save us
all a bit of bemusement.
Regards,
Vlad
Vlad,
>> I've got no other choice at this point but to remind you that
this is still a Biology forum and that habitual creationists'
beliefs can be studied with comfort (for all parties) at Religion
forum.
You're quite right. My apologies.
— Rob
Hi, Rob!
No apologies were needed. I was merely trying to keep the discussion as
scientific as possible. From my experience visiting religion and atheism forums
I'd try to avoid stepping into areas of personal beliefs, it tends to become
non-productive.
Regards, Vlad
Rob, I'm not arguing with Bill about his religion; I'm not sure if anyone else
here is either. As it happens, I'm a Christian too. People are arguing with
Bill over his statements about biology, and a mistake he made in doing a
probability calculation. That is natural enough, since this is the biology
section of the Science/Math Forum.
Don
Don,
Good to talk to you again.
>> I'm not arguing with Bill about his religion; I'm not sure if
anyone else here is either.
Of course you regard the subject of this thread as science, not religion. So do
I and so do most of the people here.
My remark — which was addressed to Bill — was my way of saying that _he_
evidently regards these questions otherwise, as matters of religion. This is
the only conclusion I can draw from the imperviousness of his ideas to the
knowledgeable and reasonable corrections he has received here.
— Rob