The genetic code is surprisingly short, much shorter than some computer programs nowadays. So in that respects wanderer, it is quite surprising. Let me know what you think, barry.
Lol Willamena, I myself have a neat certificate which says I was born in 1820. Um yes... I might have made it myself and then forgotten but, hey, proof is proof...
Ryan, I completely agree. Evolution through natural selection is a concept which applies to life, and we can pretty much prove it is going on now. However, what is harder is to prove that it is what brought life about in the first place. It could be argued that God made the world x years ago...
Willamena, I challenge you to prove that you were born, using sound logic. Anyone else is welcome to have a go too, but I think its not as easy as it sounds.
Thanks for all the replies guys...
Cookie, you really are missing the point. The reason the theory of evolution can't be proven is because it happened in the past. There is a lot of evidence to suggest that life evolved, but unfortunately time travel hasn't been invented, so we can't check for sure. However, many other theories...
Sorry Ryan, you have missed the point. Try rereading the article, Godel actually proved that it would be impossible to prove every statement as either true or false.
Hi all,
take a look at this interesting link about Godel's incompleteness theorem, it is fascinating,
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Hi Joe,
you are right, infact in maths, we have proven that there will be some statements which are true, but can never be proved. Nevertheless, I agree it is important to see just how much we can find out. However, most would agree that God still has a place,
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Hi guys,
Here is an interesting idea I came across:
Darwin's theory of evolution explains why animals appear 'designed' for a purpose, but what about the nature of our universe?
Why is it that our universe appears as if it was designed to allow life to develop? Because even a slight tweaking of...
Wow, thanks for all the replies guys, this is really great!
I will certainly give this SheepFarmer guy the link to this debate - I think we have shown how silly his statement is.
Cheers,
Barryprays
Hi all, heres my view:
In recent history (the last few thousands of years), brain size has become more and more important for humans, and this resulted in the rapid evolution of brain related genes. To a monkey though, a bigger brain offers less survival benefits as it would not have much to use...
Please help me win a debate against this guy called SheepFarmer, who accuses religions of brainwashing us against the theory of evolution. I support a middle ground, where evolution and creation are not exclusive.
Thanks for the help!
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"Quite frankly I think that in this day and age, the...
Well said, Maddllama!
Of course we should remember that the theory of evolution is a theory, but at the moment, its the best explanation we have.
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Hi dhatt1,
I certainly agree that God is often used as an umbrella term for the supernatural. Most people will provide you with their own personal description of the God they believe in, and sometimes, won't even know themselves!
Hope that helps,
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Thanks for all the replies!
Joe, I agree the moths only demonstrate evolution on a small scale. However, remember evolution into sea monsters took millions of years. Short term relies on a set of key genes, which allow simple changes such as size and colour to change over much shorter periods of...
Hi Fluffy, heres an interesting question,
If God is eternal, and he created the world at a fixed point in time, what was he doing for the eternity before he suddenly though, ok, ill make the world now?
Tell me what you think,
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Hi Familyman,
Many religions attempt to answer this. The idea is that God, unlike the physical world, is always there, eternal, necessary, and hence does not need a maker.
A really interesting question, I think, is this: Is God concious? And does he have free will?
Id be interested to know what...
The real size ofthe universe? Well, it expands at the speed of light, so absolutely huge and unbounded, though nevertheless finite.
Hope that helps,
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Sunstone, many people would claim that scienctists are cold pedantic people who constantly attack religion, but that is simply not true. Most scientists study the world around them in a rational way, and many follow their own private religions. Of course some scientists do perform cruel...