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== Evolution not evidentially based and evolution as a social construct ==
 
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Given that there is [[evolution|no real evidence for evolution]], I have decided to put together material for an upcoming Conservapedia article some of which will be incorporated into the evolution article which will partly reveal why there are so many [[Theories of evolution]].  The material I have gathered so far and am in the midst of fact checking is here:  [[User:Conservative/EvolutionAsSocialConstruct]]  The article will be given the title: [[Evolution as a Social Construct]].  I thought it would be a complementary article for Conservapedia's article: [[Causes of Atheism]].  [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 01:17, 14 June 2009 (EDT)
 
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:: Actually there is real evidence for evolution. You greatly underestimate the scientific method to propose that something without evidence could be considered a scientific theory under those rules.[[User:Riddles|Riddles]] 23:36, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
 
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::::Riddles, I suggest you read [http://www.conservapedia.com/Evolution#The_Issue_of_Whether_the_Evolutionary_Position_Qualifies_as_a_Scientific_Theory what Karl Popper wrote about the evolutionary paradigm concerning whether or not it is a theory (His subsequent actions were quite revealing as well).] [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 01:54, 1 December 2009 (EST)
 
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:::::Conservative, Popper was a great admirer of both Darwin and Darwinism.  He also thought that metaphysics played an important role in enabling the production of testable theories.  Whether Darwinism is seen as a method for producing scientific theories (which is what Popper meant by "metaphysical research programme") or a scientific theory itself, seems to be a very fine point: too fine for an introductory article.[[User:Toffeeman|Toffeeman]] 17:04, 30 November 2009 (EST)
 
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::::::Toffeeman, when you actually address the issue get back to me, but not before then. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 01:56, 1 December 2009 (EST)
 
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== Quick Question... ==
 
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I understand other points of view on evolution, and I've looked at the archive of this talk page, so before I open my mouth, I have a question:
 
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This article, as well every other article on this wiki, is supposed to represent THE conservative point of view on evolution?
 
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We all must acknowledge that different conservatives may know more or less than others, but their collective opinion is supposed to be presented in this article.  Am I correct?  [[User:Rustyfence|Rustyfence]] 00:47, 15 June 2009 (EDT)
 
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::::Please show us that the evolutionary position is a conservative position.  You can start with the early church fathers and Moses.  :)  [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 03:17, 15 June 2009 (EDT)
 
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::::Well, "THE" evolutionary position ISN'T a conservative position, all the conservatives I know and this page make that pretty clear.  You know what, now that I think about it, I think this page is all good and representative of that standard, then.  The numerous improvements I would suggest would not be appropriate for this wiki, because most conservatives don't know about them.  I think the best thing I can do is support public knowledge of such topics elsewhere.  If conservatives know about said suggestions, then said suggestions and conservative commentary would be appropriate. I have nothing to add to this article.  Good luck on the article and God bless.  [[User:Rustyfence|Rustyfence]] 16:54, 15 June 2009 (EDT)
 
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== The Farm-fox study ==
 
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In the article you refer to a 40(?) year experiment in botany that failed, I was just wondering here if anyone has seen the farm-fox study of domestication which seems to directly contradict this, you can find it [http://www.hum.utah.edu/~bbenham/2510%20Spring%2009/Behavior%20Genetics/Farm-Fox%20Experiment.pdf[Here]] I am just posting this because you say you post facts, and it just seems that this article (evolution) is one that is missing many factual arguments. confirmation bias is a dangerous game, and while some people disagree with evolution if you really learn what it is you will see that it has no conflict with religion. It seems right now that most people who refuse to believe in evolution only have a rudimentary understanding of it. The "it's only a theory" seems to be another common strategy and this is invalid as well, theories in the scientific community are not like theories in real life, they are the highest honor bestowed upon a scientific thesis, and to tell you the truth there are fewer cracks in evolution than in newtons laws(a few of newtons laws have already been proven false). Arguments that it seems are being purposely ignored, this is one of the few articles here I have a big problem with so I figured I would offer some actual evidence to see if I can get it changed unlike most people who just come in here and act like a gibbering (deleted) about what they don't like. I would also like to point out that many of the "facts" like the distrust among doctors and the world public distrust of evolution is kinda [http://aysps.gsu.edu/econ/files/ECON_SustersicRebecca_Evolution_summer07.pdf[directly contradicted by this]]. other things like the Irreducible complexity theory are kinda [http://www.encyclopedia.com/video/K_HVrjKcvrU-irreducible-complexity-bacterial-flagellum-debunked.aspx[b.s. as well]]. just thought I would present actual information to attempt to get the article changed instead of coming in here like a gibbering moron and complaining.
 
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I'd like to comment on the Farm-Fox Experiment you linked to. Foxes and Dogs are closely related, so closely in fact that they may be able to interbreed. This is not surprising once you realize they are in fact two descendants of the single baramin 'dog-wolf-fox' that was taken onto Noah's Ark! The original couple had all the dog-wolf-fox information in his DNA, and this information was subsequently corrupted, according to the Second Law of Thermodynamics. The foxes in the experiment you described show an example of micro-evolution, in which the 'dog' genes were selected among the population. No-one denies this can happen, and it is certainly not a proof for the theory of Evolution.
 
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:Micro evolution is still evolution, evolution it self only denotes a change in a species over time. if the dog traits were continued to be selected for the domesticated fox could become a entire other species, and unable to reproduce with the native fox population, it would take a couple hundred years to achieve but even the most anti-evolutionary can agree that if you change genes enough eventually you will have an entirely different set of them. using your analogy and since any trait can be selected for and brought to any ridiculous lengths given the time and food, the same process that was used to domesticate the fox, could be used to say select for ear size and strength of the muscles in the ear in terriers, then selecting for light weight and low bone density one could theoretically make a terrier that is capable of flying using its ears. I realize that this is a totally asinine and over the top but it is only to demonstrate the concept, micro evolution is still evolution, no matter how small. macro-evolution is just micro evolution over a frankly ridiculous amount of time. Sorry if this makes no sense kinda in a hurry but would like a opinion on it if you did get its meaning, I'll be back soon and can fix it then if you did not.
 
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== Irrational? ==
 
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"Even if all the data point to an intelligent designer, such an hypothesis is excluded from science because it is not naturalistic".[242]"
 
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This isn't irrational, it's actually a valid comment on the scientific method. Science by definition searches for naturalistic explanations, if someone was able to propose a supernatural explanation (even if it were true) it would be outside the domain of Science. Again, this has nothing to do with "true vs. false"
 
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ie, "god created life" may be true, but if it can't be verified naturally it isn't science.
 
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::::Tim, please give a fairly exhaustive listing of definitions of science with the attending sources.  Second, please do elaborate on why a valid definition of science would result in all physical data pointing to conclusion being ignored as I rightfully believe that claims should be adequately supported.  [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 03:19, 22 June 2009 (EDT)
 
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:::::::: The non-suspension of natural laws is a fundamental pillar of science. Since the god of the bible is apparently unrestrained by natural laws he is supernatural and therefore unsatisfactory as a scientific explanation of natural phenomena. [[User:Jamesmackenzie|Jamesmackenzie]] 17:07, 6 October 2009 (EDT)
 
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::::::::::Jamesmackenzie, please show that the non-suspension of natural laws is a fundamental pillar of science.  Argument by mere assertion is rather pointless.  And last time I checked, the originator of the scientific method, [http://www.bartleby.com/3/1/16.html had a very dim view of atheism]. Of course, atheists believe that natural laws have never been suspended in history.  Isn't that right?  Now if you want to show that Bacon was an atheist or deist by all means do so, but I do not believe you can do that. It seems to me at this point that your alleged pillar has no foundation - especially when one looks at Bacon who originated the scientific method. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 22:25, 29 November 2009 (EST)
 
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There are more, but I'm going to presume you get the idea and move along. 
 
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The basis of the scientific method is the experiment.  You form an idea.  [Form hypothesis]  You try something, and then try it again, and again [collecting data], until you see a pattern [analyze data].  Then you take that pattern and check it against your hypothesis [confirm or deny hypothesis], and if it doesn't match, you work on a new hypothesis and try again.  When you find a working hypothesis, congratulations.  You have something worth sharing.  [Share results] 
 
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The problem is that using this method, you are assuming that today and yesterday and tomorrow are equivalent when you look for patterns.  To make that assumption is completely equivalent to assuming no divine intervention for any given event witnessed and used as data.  I'll go through a logic chain if you REALLY want it, but can you not see how this is the case already? EDIT: -Jones
 
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::::Jones, an evolutionist using logic?  Thanks for entertaining us with your dry humor. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 07:05, 12 April 2010 (EDT)
 
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== Article appears to be non-neutral ==
 
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I'm a conservative in most ways- but I do have a quick question- why does this article take God and Evolution and make them mutually exclusive? Evolution says nothing about God not existing- indeed- I cannot imagine a way that we could form without god's intervention. I support a theory known as guided evolution- where that while species did evolve and change overtime- god oversaw the whole process, guiding it into new directions. Just a thought. God bless! --[[User:Rockstone|Rockstone]] 22:17, 17 June 2009 (EDT)
 
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::::Rockstone, you failed to provide any evidence for your hypothesis of guided evolution. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 03:11, 22 June 2009 (EDT)
 
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:::::[[Intelligent Design|This ought to be enough evidence, methinks]]. Cheers, [[User:Trustworthiness|Trustworthiness]] 03:11, 18 August 2009
 
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::::::That only talks about the beginning of life, evolution is the genetic change in populations over generations via environmental factors and random mutations and in the case of theistic evolution, by a god [[User:Riddles|Riddles]] 23:40, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
 
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== Some links need to be updated ==
 
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Many in the "Scientific Community Consensus and the Macroevolution Position" section. They currently go to redirect pages. [[User:Jinxmchue|Jinx McHue]] 21:00, 11 July 2009 (EDT)
 
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== A bit misleading ==
 
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"Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was a naturalist who supported the theory of evolution. Lamarck's theory of evolution asserted that evolution occurs because organisms are able to inherit traits acquired by their ancestors which is an idea rejected by the current scientific community."
 
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The comment is deliberately misleading.  As also stated in [[Lamarck]]'s article (on this site), Lamarck proposed that animals acquire such traits through use over generations/lifetimes.  The following is a bit more thorough: "Lamarckian inheritance, at least in the sense Lamarck intended, is in conflict with the findings of genetics and has now been largely abandoned" ([http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/lamarck.html]).
 
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NOTE: The misinformation in the article was posited due to a sentence taken out of place from the source cited in the article: [http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=13567]
 
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This is only one of several deliberating misleading comments present throughout; perhaps sites such as "medterms.com" are not the best choices as cogent sources.
 
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::::Perhaps, you should also claim that the Conservapedia Pi article is misleading because it doesn't go far enough out to the right of the decimal point as far you wish concerning the value of [[Pi]].  In short, there is a difference between precision and being misleading.  When you are done trying to create a tempest in a teapot, let me know. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 23:20, 8 August 2009 (EDT)
 
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Another misleading aspect of the evolution page is quote mining. The Mark Ridley quote should include the beginning and the end of the quote. "In any case, no real evolutionist, whether gradualist or punctuationist, uses the fossil record as evidence in favor of evolution as opposed to special creation. The does not mean that the theory of evolution is unproven." It could also include,  "Someone is getting it wrong, and it isn't Darwin; it is the creationists and the media." (page 830)
 
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    "So what is the evidence that species have evolved? There have traditionally been three kinds of evidence, and it is these, not the "fossil evidence", that the critics should be thinking about. The three arguments are from the observed evolution of species, from biogeography, and from the hierarchical structure of taxonomy." (page 831)
 
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    "These three are the clearest arguments for the mutability of species. Other defences of the theory of evolution could be made, not the least of which is the absence of a coherent alternative. Darwin's theory is also uniquely able to account for both the presence of design, and the absence of design (vestigial organs), in nature." (page 832)
 
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== a study: Morals decline and evolution, incorporate in article ==
 
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Incorporate in article, A study: Morals decline and evolution: http://creation.com/morals-decline-linked-to-belief-in-evolution
 
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[[User:Conservative|conservative]] 01:31, 2 September 2009 (EDT)
 
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::Correlation does not imply causation. If that were the case then the decline of pirates would be causing global warming [[User:Riddles|Riddles]] 23:42, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
 
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:::::Riddles, please show us a culture where the evolutionary paradigm improve morals or was not deleterious to the morality of a culture.  [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 07:08, 12 April 2010 (EDT)
 
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==A request for permission to use this article==
 
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Hello, I found this page and the counter examples page whilst searching for material to help our children to get a balanced view of the topic.  Here in Norway (and all of Scandinavia) the education system is VERY left-wing and atheist, and there is very little non-evolutionist information in Norwegian.  Would it be OK if I translated some of your articles to pass on to the our young?  By the time kids here have learned good English many have been indoctrinated in to the evolutionist world-view, so I would like to give them both sides of the arguement when they are still young.
 
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I hope I can help you with other things on your excellent site.  Trond Eirik [[User:TESvestad|TESvestad]] 16:22, 22 September 2009 (EDT)
 
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: Yes, please do translate and use freely.  Thanks for your interest and open-mindedness.  I particularly like the [[Counterexamples to evolution]] and find it to be a good educational presentation.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 16:29, 22 September 2009 (EDT)
 
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::Hopefully you will give your young a balanced education and allow them the question both sources for and against evolution. Remind them that they should not make up their mind until they hear everything and that, no offense, even you could be wrong here. [[User:Riddles|Riddles]] 23:46, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
 
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== United States point of view ==
 
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Dear co-workers. I'm not sure if I understood well, but I think it's a pity this article only gives an American poinst of view. According to the logo of this site this is logical, but I would appreciate it when is was also written in a more general point of view. Now there are a lot of data which only represent the situation in the USA, but maybe we can consider to add data of other countries. E.g. if the  article mentions that 40% of the Americans see the Evolution theorue as true, why not also mention that 27% of the Turkish and 50% of the Rumanian does the same? Thanks [[User:Zenschaatser|Zenschaatser]] 08:53, 25 September 2009 (EDT)
 
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:::::The article mentions the UK as well.  If you have data from other countries as well about how Darwinism is losing public support, please feel free to share this information.  I do know that the Darwinism is appearing to lose public support in Australia since 1990 and that it has lost a considerable amount of public support in Turkey in recent times as well. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 19:01, 27 September 2009 (EDT)
 
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== Question on Transitional Forms ==
 
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::::::Macro evolution is merely a label for species evolving into other species (which is basically "micro" evolution given enough time) Like the above poster stated, all creatures are transitional forms and the evidence is the actual creatures itself. If you were to look at a high definition digital picture of a rainbow, looking at a pixel and the one right next to it you wouldn't be able to notice the difference easily at all. However it is clear that as you go on a noticeable change begins to occur. This is evolution and "macro evolution" is when those creatures go from being red to noticeably orange.
 
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::::::Always happy to educate people on evolution [[User:Riddles|Riddles]] 23:53, 14 October 2009 (EDT)
 
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::::::::Riddles, I believe [http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?id=118 you are mistaken] and if you check the [[evolution|Conservapedia evolution article]] you will find that creation scientists believe in speciation.  I don't believe speciation could be considered large scale changes.  [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 10:27, 15 October 2009 (EDT)
 
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== Intellectuals Reference ==
 
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Claiming Aristotle & Archimedes as evidence against Evolution is pretty silly considering they lived many, many years before Darwin. That's like saying gravity is unverifiable because Plato never wrote about it. I'm not attacking the whole article. Just that one point is a terrible argument.
 
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::::Evolutionism was around before Darwin. Next time you comment on an article, you might want to read it first. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 18:05, 3 January 2010 (EST)
 
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== Inclusion of Gallup Poll of "Scientists" Opinnions ==
 
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This is a well written article, with some really good links and references provided. After doing some research, I wanted permission to include a reference to another poll in the opening paragraphs.
 
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Just below the paragraph containing the well referenced mentions of polls on American citizen's acceptance of evolution, and the opinions of medical doctors, I would like to include a reference to the 1997 Gallup poll on "scientists" acceptance of evolution.
 
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The results show that while a near majority of the public are creationist, only 5% of scientists are. 40% of scientists believe in "God-Guided" Evolution, and 55% accept an entirely naturalistic theory of evolution.
 
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Since this site is all about presenting the facts, and this article already makes significant use of polls to demonstrate those facts, I feel this is an appropriate addition to this article.
 
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Thanks for your time, and I hope you'll include my suggestion! I put alot of reasearch into it.
 
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::::Lex, the study you cited is already in the article.  [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 18:04, 3 January 2010 (EST)
 
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Actually, there is evidence in ''Mein Kampf'' that Hitler, like most leaders of the time (even those professing Christian faith), did subscribe to the theory of evolution. He invoked a simplistic understanding of the theory to justify his hatred of the Jews. In ''Mein Kampf'', Hitler uses Evolution to try and argue that the Jews were a different species, and thus the German people shouldn’t mate with them:
 
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I would also argue that we should remove the section on Hitlet’s belief’s in evolution. Because I would hate to go to Wikipedia, or some liberal site, and see them claiming that Hitler was a Christian, and it was his belief in Christianity that lead to the Holocaust.
 
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:Do you also deny that [[Josef Mengele]] was an evolutionist?--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 22:17, 10 December 2009 (EST)
 
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::Does it matter if he was an atheist?  This post is bout Hitler, not that guy.  Use him if you want, and if he was an evolutionary atheist, but he is not the same person as Hitler.  Your argument is invalid.  -Jones
 
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::::Jones, were [[Hitler]] and [[Josef Mengele]] both Nazis and did they both believe in Nazi evolutionary racist ideology? If you evidence to the contrary Conservapedia would be most indebted to you if you shared it.  I was curious whether or not you were very knowledgeable about this subject matter and I also wanted to know if your logic was unimpeachable. Of course, if you were merely a liberal deceitfully and illogically spouting off of about matters you know very little about, it will soon become apparent. :)  [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 18:13, 3 January 2010 (EST)
 
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8kDzftu2w4 Endogenous Retroviruses: The Three Layers of ERV Evidence for Common Ancestry]
 
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:::[[Endogenous retrovirus|Are you aware of any arguments against ERV's by creation scientists]]?  If so, what are they?  "The first to plead his case seems right, until another comes to examine him." - King [[Solomon]]. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 01:01, 30 December 2009 (EST)
 
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::::What is a creation scientist? [[User:Hectoruribe|Hectoruribe]] 01:28, 30 December 2009 (EST)
 
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:::::::Hectoruribe, have you ever heard of search engines?  They are really great things that enable you to answer very simple questions yourself. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 16:57, 17 April 2010 (EDT)
 
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::::::::In fact, just search Conservapedia.  We have an article on [[creation science]] that explains it quite well. [[User:SamuelC|SamuelC]] 16:59, 17 April 2010 (EDT)
 
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== evolution and debate ==
 
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evolution and debate: http://www.evolutionnews.org/2009/12/ouch_intelligent_design_guys_p.html  Research the facts surrounding the debate and cite it in the article. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 04:08, 1 January 2010 (EST)
 
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Climategate and darwin doubting: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=34935 Incorporate in the article perhaps. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 04:12, 1 January 2010 (EST)
 
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== Definition ==
 
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I'd just like to suggest that the definition of evolution from Merriam-Webster be changed to " a theory that the various types of animals and plants have their origin in other preexisting types and that the distinguishable differences are due to modifications in successive generations; also : the process described by this theory" I think that this would be more accurate, and could reduce the possibilty of accusations of "picking and choosing" --[[User:LucyJ|LucyJ]] 16:52, 22 February 2010 (EST)
 
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::::Thanks, I put a .... after the Webster citation to be more precise/accurate.  I thought the "also" addition didn't really add that much plus it would be less favorable in terms of the sentence's flow.  The detractors of the evolutionary paradigm often assert that the evolutionary paradigm is "just a theory" or merely a hypothesis.  Regardless, Webster does not consider the evolutionary paradigm to be a scientific law. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 19:14, 8 March 2010 (EST)
 
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Has anyone followed what is going on within the evolutionary community regarding this material: [http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/mar/19/evolution-darwin-natural-selection-genes-wrong Why Everything You Have Been Told About Evolution is Wrong][[User:Conservative|conservative]] 18:34, 1 April 2010 (EDT)
 
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== Terribly biased? ==
 
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Why does the entire article talk about evolution as if it is untrue when it is just valid as cell theory plate tectonic theory? [[User:Bradology|Bradology]] 10:17, 2 April 2010 (EDT)
 
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::::Bradology, please let us know when you intend to stop engaging in [http://www.barking-moonbat.com/God_in_the_Dock.html Bulverism] and start producing valid evidence for the evolutionary paradigm. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 22:52, 2 April 2010 (EDT)
 
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== Regarding the cross burning ==
 
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David Duke is a creationist. The KKK platform is that the "laws of our creator" should be used. While you can certainly argue convincingly that they are not following the bible closely I do not think you can argue that a political party that is fighting to remove Darwin from biology books is following an evolutionary ideology. --[[User:EmersonWhitecp|EmersonWhitecp]] 16:42, 14 April 2010 (EDT)
 
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::::Please feel free to provide convincing evidence that adequately addresses the footnoted material I provided.  I have no desire to engage in dueling monologues. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 18:28, 15 April 2010 (EDT)
 
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Bias in general is considered to be anything that influences one's behavior.  Having a picture of Hitler at the very beginning of the article is clearly a sample of bias in this sense.  Hitler is one of the most hated individuals to have ever lived, and understandably so.  Showing an image of him at the beginning of the article gives any reader a predisposition to what they are about to read, as their emotional response will already have begun.  As stated in earlier discussions, Hitler cannot simply be labeled an evolutionist.  To associate him with evolution at the beginning of the article gives any reader a different view on what they might believe otherwise.  Removing this picture as well as his quote, or at least placing it later in the article would resolve this. {{Unsigned | User:NewThought}}
 
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::Not the only reason, mind you, but the most important and influential reason nonetheless. [[User:DavidBG|&#91;&#91;User:DavidBG&#93;&#93;]] 13:45, 30 April 2010 (EDT)
 
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:::::User NewThought, if you don't want web pages to have an effect on your behavior or beliefs, I suggest you close your eyes after clicking on a link and also put your fingers in your ears just in case there is audio. Secondly, you have to better than merely state your positions if you want there to be changes, you have to make a good case for any changes.
 
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*Richard Weikart, ''Hitler's Ethic: The Nazi Pursuit of Evolutionary Progress'' ISBN 978-0-230-61807-7
 
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*Richard Weikart, ''From Darwin to Hitler: Evolutionary Ethics, Eugenics, and Racism in Germany'' ISBN 9781403972019 [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 03:52, 8 May 2010 (EDT)
 
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There should be a link to [[Lysenkoism]] when the article mentions that pseudo-science. [[User:Sunda62|Sunda62]] 16:13, 28 May 2010 (EDT)
 
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:There already is. [[User:DouglasA|DouglasA]] 16:42, 28 May 2010 (EDT)
 
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I would like to edit the quote of Dawnin in a letter to Gray [2]. It is wrongly quoted and is a fragmented sentence. The whole sentence is "It is extremely kind of you to say that my letters have not bored you very much, & it is almost incredible to me, for I am quite conscious that my speculations run quite beyond the bounds of true science."
 
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::::::Please elaborate on why you allege that it is wrongly quoted. By the way, are you an [[atheism|atheist]]? [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 01:54, 7 July 2010 (EDT)
 
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:::::::Conservative, whether this user is atheist or not has nothing to do with the question. He's calling you out for quote-mining Darwin.
 
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:::::::Oh, and user who left no signature—I wouldn't expect this article to be unlocked ever. --<sub>[[Special:Contributions/AutoFire|<font color= 'black' face= 'OCR A Extended'>trans</font>]]</sub>[[User:AutoFire|<font color= 'red' face= 'OCR A Extended'>Resident Transfan</font>]]<sup>[[User Talk:AutoFire|<font color= 'black' face= 'OCR A Extended'>form!</font>]]</sup> 13:03, 8 July 2010 (EDT)
 
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::::::::::No real evidence was given for the quote mining allegation which I thought was quite unreasonable. I have found that atheists and evolutionists often engage in bluffing as far as their allegations and when you call their bluff no evidence is given by them for their allegations.  Please read this article: http://www.examiner.com/x-19682-Atlanta-Church--Culture-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Atheisms-house-of-cards-Part-3  Resident Transfan, are you an atheist?  If you are an atheists, here is my question for you: Do you have any proof and evidence that atheism is true?  [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 09:22, 12 July 2010 (EDT)
 
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== Why liberals cannot point out factual errors ==
 
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This article is almost entirely constructed of quotes. The only thing that the article says for the most part is that Person A said "B" and person C said "D" and the rest is made up of broad generalizations that aren't directly reliant on facts. A challenge could be raised that Person A knows nothing about subject B or that source D is biased in such a way as to compromise reliability but those wouldn't be direct challenges to the factual accuracy of the article. --[[User:AbbieM|AbbieM]] 18:31, 16 July 2010 (EDT)
 
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::::Could you please do us a favor and give us a close percentage of content that is quotes and break it down by quotes from evolutionists and quotes from creation scientists.  Also, how many of the footnoted sources did you read? Lastly, can you definitively show that the quotes were factually incorrect in terms of what they asserted (because I can see you did not do that)? By the way Abbie, are you an atheist? If you are an atheist, here is my question for you: Do you have any proof and evidence that atheism is true? [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 19:52, 25 July 2010 (EDT)
 
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:::::It should be 'an atheist', not 'an atheists'. I appreciate the copy-and-paste message, however, and will be posting an essay on this in the near future.[[User:JacobP|JacobP]] 15:27, 31 July 2010 (EDT)
 
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:::::Alright, I've gone through the article and looked at quotes, dividing them into three categories. There are quotes from an Evolutionary point of view, quotes from a Creationist point of view, and quotes that are neutral - a news corporation reporting statistics, for example, would fall under this category. I determined the following percentages by the total number of words.
 
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:::::Here's what I found: Approximately 45% of the article is comprised of quotes. The article itself contains just under 14,000 words, and of those just over 6,000 are quotes. 2400 words are from Evolution supporters, 3150 words are from Creationists, and 650 are from neutral sources (approximately). This means that approximately 17% of the article is comprised of quotes from Evolutionists, 23% from Creationists, and nearly 5% from neutral sources. That means 39% of the actual quotes are from Evolutionists, 51% from Creationists, and about 10% from neutral sources. This was all done by the number of words, not characters. Frankly, I find this percentage to be drastically high. For one thing, should Evolution not be better represented in its own article than Creationism? That is to say, should intellectually honest writers include more quotes from Creationists than Evolutionists in an Evolution article? Furthermore, the Evolution quotes that are included are, practically without exception, cherry-picked and taken out of context. Even in the sources from which they derive, they are rarely given appropriate context. This is a degree of laziness that should only be associated with liberals. We conservatives ought to be more up-to-point.
 
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:::::Also, this entire article reeks of liberal wordiness. Does the article truly need to be this long? Perhaps a single, shorter page should be present to define Evolution, then we could have one page for those who support evolution, and another page for quotes/articles/criticisms of Evolution. That seems the best way to chop this article down to size.[[User:JacobP|JacobP]] 16:46, 31 July 2010 (EDT)
 
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::::::::: Jacob, are you an atheist? If you are an atheist, here is my question for you: Do you have any proof and evidence that atheism is true? Secondly, please put your quote claim statistics in a Excel or Open Office spreadsheet and post it somewhere for verification purposes.  Then, please provide proof and evidence concerning each quote you allege to be in error. Lastly, evolutionism is so flagrantly in error that the article is concise. If we were to put the myriad of ways that evolutionism is errant, illogical, wicked and foolish; it would take many sets of CDs to do it justice. We just did our small part to offer something more concise.  [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 02:46, 4 August 2010 (EDT)
 
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:::::::::So, JacobP, the article is completely and totally wrong, and that is based solely on the ''number of words'' in the article?  Golly gee...maybe the Bible is wrong because there's too many books in it; maybe the Declaration of Independence is wrong because Jefferson didn't format it properly; maybe the Constitution is wrong because a spell-check wasn't done on it; maybe ''Huckleberry Finn'' is wrong because Twain didn't check with the local school board first.  Or maybe, JacobP, it is ''your logic that is wrong''.  [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 09:45, 4 August 2010 (EDT)
 
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::::::::::I was told that my "JacobP" username was too similar to another users', so this is "JacobP" under a new username, "JacobPope14", the number being chosen at random. Now, to answer your question, I am not an atheist nor, if I were an atheist, would I claim to have 'proof' of atheism. As a Christian, I do not claim to have proof of Christianity either. My beliefs are not based on rational thought, but on faith, as is the intention of religion.
 
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::::::::::However, regarding the verification of my study, where would you like me to post this information? Can you not merely read through the article, highlight all material that is a quotation, and compare the number of words to verify what the user above was stating? The article is very heavily comprised of quoted material. As a tabloid, perhaps, this would be appropriate, but I think more time ought to be dedicated to rewriting this article with factual information regarding the criticisms of Atheistic Evolutionary Thought, or AET, as I call it. While I do not doubt the credentials of the many people quoted, I highly doubt that any of them share completely identical views on the subject matter, so it may not be appropriate to compose an article that is very near to being more quotes than information itself.
 
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::::Jacob, I am sorry to hear that your beliefs do not have any basis in rational thought. Are you sure you are not an atheist? The apostles certainly appealed to being eyewitnesses and the Bible in Romans rightly declares that the creation testifies to the existence of God (Rom 1:20). Lastly, as far as your alleged study, there are plenty of free places to post material on the internet.(blogspot, etc. ).  [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 04:56, 23 October 2010 (EDT)
 
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I assume a few other admins are also allowed to but this article is pretty much completely written by [[User:Conservative|conservative]].  That doesn't seem fair at all.  Isn't the whole point of a wiki to allow lots of other people to pitch in on it?  How do we know who this [[User:Conservative|conservative]] person is, and how do we know they have the credentials to write an entire article on evolution accurately?  It seems completely ridiculous to me that you guys block out everyone except for this one person on the subject of evolution. [[User:GeorgeCS|GeorgeCS]] 19:45, 29 July (CST)
 
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:And you are...? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 21:49, 29 July 2010 (EDT)
 
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::Someone who reads this from time to time.  But my point still stands.  How is it fair to let only one person contribute to this article?  Considering how much of this article focuses on creationists being silenced and censored in much of the media, you would think that this place, of all places, would welcome the input of others. [[User:GeorgeCS|GeorgeCS]] 20:36, 29 July (CST)
 
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[[File:Creation scientists tend to win the creation vs. evolution debates.jpg|thumbnail|right|275px|'''<big>[[Creation scientists tend to win the creation vs. evolution debates|Creation scientists tend to win the creation vs. evolution debates]]</big>''' ]]
 
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::::::::Karajou, thanks for the laugh. :)  [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 02:26, 4 August 2010 (EDT)
 
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I would like to add some further points from Dr Behe's later book ''[[the Edge of Evolution]]'' to the section "Implausible Explanations and the Evolutionary Position", specifically regarding how Dr Behe empirically proved that ''even if'' we accepted the huge assumptions made by evolutionists, ''their very own theory'' cannot account for the diversity of life we currently see.  I guess this article is locked as it was a target for atheist trolls, so if it cannot be unlocked perhaps an administrator could add some more info regarding evolutionists lack of any answers to Dr Behe's findings? [[User:PhilipM|PhilipM]] 17:27, 18 November 2010 (EST)
 
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::Mr. Schlafly, you beat me to it! AnaC, my comment was going to be similar to the above comment, if you wonder why I post no reply but indicate so on your talk page. [[User:Tzoran|Tyler Zoran]] <sup>[[User talk:Tzoran|Talk]]</sup> 22:17, 30 December 2010 (EST)
 
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::I do not understand what you are trying to say.  I am simply quoting the author, and that is what he claimed--I have no knowledge of whether his claims are true nor the implications they may have if they were (or were not), nor do I know the motivations of the people who do go to the debates.  But in any case, if true, the numbers would skew the result, regardless of the method of recruitment.[[User:AnaC|AnaC]] 23:28, 30 December 2010 (EST)
 
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:::My apologies if I wasn't entirely clear. My reasoning is this: the simple fact that, from personal experience, audiences that share are beliefs have no additional incentive, outside of hearing them validated, to come to such a debate, while evolutionists and other followers of Scott most likely ''do'' have additional incentives, whether they be financial, extra credit in classes, etc. The fact that in spite of this difference, our support vastly outnumbers all other groups combined at such debate, in essence makes the level of recruitment irrelevant. Also, keep in mind that Eugenie Scott is one of our loudest and most vociferous critics. I trust that you're aware of her "participation" in the problems in Dover, where an issue that simply did not concern her suddenly became her business? Interestingly enough, she immediately published a book using her newfound publicity. Do my previous comments about entering a debate for financial incentive seem more clear with that example? [[User:Tzoran|Tyler Zoran]] <sup>[[User talk:Tzoran|Talk]]</sup> 23:38, 30 December 2010 (EST)
 
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::::I do not know anything about the author, nor what she has chosen to do with her life.  You stated that "The fact that in spite of this difference, our support vastly outnumbers all other groups combined at such debate, in essence makes the level of recruitment irrelevant.", which I do not understand.  I do believe that moral conviction is a much stronger motivator than any financial gain.  From my experience, spiritual motivation is one of the strongest motivators that exists.  However, I do not understand how this pertains to the fact that the author did not mean to "confess" that creationists win debates, since she does not believe that they were playing fair.  The article does not address this, and gives the impression that this is what the author truly believes.[[User:AnaC|AnaC]] 23:53, 30 December 2010 (EST)
 
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:::::I don't have time at the moment to respond to this immediately as I'm on my way out the door, but if you have any pressing questions, you can email me (tyler.zoran@gmail.com, it's also on my user page) and I'll address them ASAP in the morning. Otherwise, I'll try to respond here tomorrow. Thanks! [[User:Tzoran|Tyler Zoran]] <sup>[[User talk:Tzoran|Talk]]</sup> 00:00, 31 December 2010 (EST)
 
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::::::In the meantime, though, research Eugenie Scott a bit more if you can. You'll find it very interesting, especially when you realize the perspective that influences everything she does. [[User:Tzoran|Tyler Zoran]] <sup>[[User talk:Tzoran|Talk]]</sup> 00:01, 31 December 2010 (EST)
 
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Experiments on Evolution the article states: The theory of evolution posits a process of transformation from simple life forms to more complex life forms, which has never been observed or duplicated in a laboratory.[11][12]
 
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However this has indeed been observed in nature and experiments demonstrating evolution have been performed in a laboratory, such as Richard Lenski's bacterial studies. Lenski has made all his strains available and it would only be appropriate to repeat the experiments and find flaws in them before dismissing them outright.
 
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: You can't be serious.  If that research paper had been submitted to me by a college student, then I probably would have returned it ungraded for reasons explained long ago (and still available) on this website.  (Also, please sign your postings using the signature button at the top of the edit space.)--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 11:45, 12 January 2011 (EST)
 
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::::There are too many creationists in the audience! A classic case of a whiny evolutionist.  Were you personally trained to "defend" evolutionism by [[Essay: Does Richard Dawkins have machismo?|this fellow?]][[User:Conservative|conservative]] 17:18, 12 January 2011 (EST)
 
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== Fossil Record ==
 
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The fossil record is not needed to prove the theory of evolution it stands on its own without the fossil record, in fact several animals such as soft bodied animals such as flatworms will not fossilize and leave fossil records, yet we know they exist and have existed in the past.
 
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Many people simply do not understand what fossils tell us or what we can use them for. However to say they disprove the Theory of evolution is simply incorrect. After all even Gravity is just a theory
 
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Separation of Pro/Anti Evolution.
 
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My concern is that rather than detailing what constitutes Evolution and then later the criticisms of the theory, the form of the entire piece is about vaguely describing an evolutionary component and immediately refuting it as utter garbage and leaving it at that. Is it really so difficult to present one side without trashing it as soon as humanly possible. Also, Evolution being a key component in the development of racism is ludicrous. The Spanish Caste system was in existence long before the theory of evolution was introduced. I thought Conservapedia was about providing a place for truth, but what I see here is a place for people who only want the kind of truth that serves to reinforce their viewpoint. I fully support providing evidence which challenges the theory and yet I suppose giving Evolution fair representation is just a sign that I've been corrupted by liberal bias.
 
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:Perhaps there is another way for you to contribute on this subject, but apart from this article.  Try articles on natural selection, genetics, various plants and animals, geology, and so on, in which you can explain what main stream science says about them, as well as providing evidence refuting it.  [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 15:31, 10 February 2011 (EST)
 
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::::[[Essay: As always, there is more work to be done|Evolutionist excusitis]] always happens when evidence is asked for.  Please get a real worldview like biblical Christianity which [[Christian apologetics|has plenty of evidence to support it]] and not one you always have to make excuses for. As far as the history of racism in Europe, was racism solely the result of the Spanish Caste System or were there events contributing after?  It seems to me as though you are offering a rather simplistic and inadequate commentary here. I would suggest reading material on [[Nazism]] and then contributing to that article. By the way, are you an atheist? If so, please provide proof and evidence that atheism is correct. Generally speaking, atheists such as as [[Richard Dawkins]], are rather weak when it comes to [[historiography]] as can be seen [[Richard Dawkins, atheist atrocities, and historical revisionism|HERE]]. [[User:Conservative|conservative]] 16:39, 10 February 2011 (EST)
 

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