Belief in evolution existing as a process is one thing, belief in it as being the sole progenitor of all life is another. The people who don't understand it are the people who think bacterial resistance to antibiotics and galapagos finches are the same thing as the billion-year process by which single-cell organisms become multi-trillion cell organisms with complex organ systems. How many times have you seen people make smart-ass remarks about those evil evolution deniers every time some story about a superbug comes out? That's a lot like saying that one cold week in one region of one continent means the world isn't warming. Actually, it's a lot worse.Skjellyfetti wrote:
Exactly. Even SeattleGriz readily admits he believes evolution.
And, Pwns.... having an open mind is great. But, the key is being able to think critically and draw conclusions.
Otherwise... we'd all be expandspanos with an incredibly open mind... but, unable to sort through the bullshit.
Your yeast example from earlier isn't very good because there's no real extensive specialization among the cells, the cells don't form their own unique morphologies (e.g. neurons and liver cells in animals having different shapes and properties and such) or epigenetics, and they don't form an independent organism capable of reproduction.
My basic contention with science here is that there are truths that are unknowable. Should we be able to replicate the process of abiogenesis in a lab with all of our knowledge of chemistry and thermodynamics? Should we have computers that can be public defenders or write novels now with the hardware we have now? No one wants to even entertain the idea our assumption of physicalism as it relates to cognition is flawed because that opens a trap door to eeeeeeeeeeevil metaphysical and supernatural stuff. What it all boils down to is that physicalism/materialism is a sacred cow in science and that goes against the principle of free-thought.
Maybe Pwns can take a legit stab at it
