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One-third of Americans reject evolution, poll shows[W:571]

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Texmex said:
I wouldn't even visit New England, let alone live there.
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Would you please provide your home address?

The kind people of New England would like to send you a fruit basket as their way of saying thanks.
 
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ethanUNC said:
A species is defined as populations that can interbreed within nature.

There isn't much hybrid interbreeding within nature.
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actually naturally occuring hybrids tend to be much more common than previously suspected, and the issue with the traditional species concept is hardly limited there, with the numerous taxonomic revisions that have been ongoing since the widespread use and application of genetic research

Introduction

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01464401#page-1
 
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j-mac said:
Do their beliefs particularly effect you?
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If it's taught in public schools as science (which they want) to my children, then yes it does. Teach whatever you want in Sunday School, but keep non-science out of science classes.
 
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Texmex said:
Thank God for that! I wouldn't even visit New England, let alone live there.
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Your loss. New England is quite nice (but not in the winter, ugh). When I lived there it was mostly brown and muddy all winter.
 
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Deuce said:
Paul Broun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



The man is a medical doctor who has two children and believes embryology is a lie.
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I am sure you are putting him in total context, or that Wiki is exactly dead on with that as well...:roll:

You know you have your own gems pal....Like this one....



What the?...hahhahahahaha! Guam will tip over eh? What a Rhodes Scholar.....hahahaha....
 
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rocket88 said:
Which is still evolution.

I agree with you. It's a sure sign of the apocalypse. "Lo, it shall come to pass in the Last Days that rocket88 and apdst will agree on something."
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Yep! Says that right there Romans 10...lol!
 
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j-mac said:
So, you are for restricting viewpoints, or allowing people to make up their own minds....Ain't freedom great?
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But at what point do we draw the line? Do we teach alternate theories of geography to please those who think the Earth is flat? How about alternate theories of history for those who think the moon landing was a hoax or that 9/11 was an inside job? Alternate theories of English that include "ebonics?"
 
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rocket88 said:
If it's taught in public schools as science (which they want) to my children, then yes it does. Teach whatever you want in Sunday School, but keep non-science out of science classes.
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Tell me...Today where is evolution theory taught side by side with creationism in a Public school?
 
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Dr. Chuckles said:
Actually you really do a disservice to the victims of the taliban when you attempt to draw such comparisons. In fact, next time this strikes you as a good idea why not look at this picture and remind yourself that you're trivializing this for nothing more than political points

http://wikiislam.net/wiki/uploads/0/08/Islamic_stoning_to_death_in_Somalia.jpg
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:roll:
National Abortion Federation: History of Clinic Violence
 
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j-mac said:
I am sure you are putting him in total context, or that Wiki is exactly dead on with that as well...:roll:

You know you have your own gems pal....Like this one....



What the?...hahhahahahaha! Guam will tip over eh? What a Rhodes Scholar.....hahahaha....
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And here we go with the partisan non-sequiturs. Unfortunately very typical on this board.
 
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j-mac said:
I am sure you are putting him in total context, or that Wiki is exactly dead on with that as well...:roll:

You know you have your own gems pal....Like this one....



What the?...hahhahahahaha! Guam will tip over eh? What a Rhodes Scholar.....hahahaha....
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Yes, this is also a person who should not be deciding policy. Particularly science policy. And oh look, he went to school in Texas. Shocker! Although his staff claims it was just a deadpan sense of humor bit of sarcastic metaphor. Not that I buy it.

The video isn't hard to find, feel free to watch it if you think there's some kind of context that makes it ok to say that embryology is a lie from the pit of hell when you're a freaking doctor.
 
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j-mac said:
Tell me...Today where is evolution theory taught side by side with creationism in a Public school?
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Nowhere that I know of. Which is good, because it shouldn't be.
 
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Moderator's Warning:
People need to stop baiting and start sticking to discussing the topic.
 
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rocket88 said:
But at what point do we draw the line? Do we teach alternate theories of geography to please those who think the Earth is flat? How about alternate theories of history for those who think the moon landing was a hoax or that 9/11 was an inside job? Alternate theories of English that include "ebonics?"
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To be fair, at least with the last two, we already do. The history that is taught varies and language studies do as well.
 
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calamity said:
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National Abortion Federation: History of Clinic Violence
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Calamity, a more intelligent person would recognize that your original remark concerned a 1/3 of the US population, while the type of violence you are now citing in support of your characterization was carried out by an extreme minority within that group.

Now, considering our past discussions, I understand such obvious and simple facts will never sway you, but given the irony of such in this thread it might be worth throwing it out there and letting everyone "chew on it"
 
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apdst said:
He put it in terms that mankind could comprehend.
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LOL You mean he made up a story that added nothing to mans knowledge of his ancestors. In fact the Bible has nothing that was not known at the time of its creation. Don't you find that strange?
 
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clownboy said:
To be fair, at least with the last two, we already do. The history that is taught varies and language studies do as well.
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Those are based on actual study of the subjects, though. Not just because someone thinks so or believes it.
 
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rocket88 said:
Nowhere that I know of. Which is good, because it shouldn't be.
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Ok, so why bring up a 'boogeyman' that doesn't exist?
 
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rocket88 said:
If it's taught in public schools as science (which they want) to my children, then yes it does. Teach whatever you want in Sunday School, but keep non-science out of science classes.
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I'm going to assume you mean keep, "there is no God", out of the science classes when I agree with you 100%
 
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iguanaman said:
LOL You mean he made up a story that added nothing to mans knowledge of his ancestors. In fact the Bible has nothing that was not known at the time of its creation. Don't you find that strange?
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I don't find it strange.
 
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rocket88 said:
Those are based on actual study of the subjects, though. Not just because someone thinks so or believes it.
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Nope, not so much. Especially with language, it's regional. Otherwise there wouldn't be accents.
 
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j-mac said:
Tell me...Today where is evolution theory taught side by side with creationism in a Public school?
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There have been efforts that have thankfully failed for the most part. Although several states have passed laws that deliberately downplay evolution. The Supreme Court smacked down the outright teaching of creationism in a science class, but there are ongoing attempts to circumvent that by rebranding creationism as "intelligent design."
 
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rocket88 said:
Your loss. New England is quite nice (but not in the winter, ugh). When I lived there it was mostly brown and muddy all winter.
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I know New England is very pretty, but I don't like cold weather. I also will not visit a state that will not allow me to carry a firearm.
 
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apdst said:
I'm going to assume you mean keep, "there is no God", out of the science classes when I agree with you 100%
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There is no scientific evidence disproving the existence of God, therefore that would be an inappropriate statement to make in a science class, yes.
 
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