Valguarnera | Sun 23-Sep-07 08:01 AM |
Member since 04th Mar 2003
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#1518, "RE: That's okay, Dinosaurs are a scientific money grab."
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Please go to Google. Type in "define: skepticism". Press enter. Read the actual definitions. Considering the fact that you don't know what the term "skeptic" means, compared to contrarian, should illustrate why I hold your opinion on evolution quite low.
Sorry. Aced my scientific philosophy coursework years ago. I'm well aware of what empirical skepticism (the term I used) means, and why it's an encouraged position for researchers to take. You're (apparently) talking about philosophical skepticism, which is a priori worthless for evaluating scientific claims, as it involves assuming that you cannot make them to begin with. I assumed you knew the difference.
More broadly, part of your problem is precisely that you're educated by Google. It's why I'd never home-school my children-- it's the old saw stating 'a little knowledge is a dangerous thing'. There's a lot to be said for learning from experts in a more bidirectional flow of information. Google/etc. is a valuable supplement to that sort of education, but it isn't a replacement.
Doubt is a normal and important aspect of our world. Doubt is what makes us double check things and helps us think outside the box.
Doubt is also assuaged when you study a subject and learn that its predictions are validated by evidence. I have doubt about a lot of subjects (see below, seawater-as-fuel), but Darwinian evolution is quite possibly one of the best-studied theories in human history, and somewhere along the lines of getting my doctorate and reading a few dozen books by various authors (including Behe, etc.) on the subject, I feel I've sufficiently "double-checked" this subject.
valguarnera@carrionfields.com
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We know tons about dinosaurs.
[View all] , Eskelian, Thu 20-Sep-07 06:50 PM
I agree in someways,
Hopelessdwarf,
21-Sep-07 12:07 PM, #8
RE: I agree in someways,
Nightgaunt_,
21-Sep-07 12:14 PM, #9
Oh I never said it was false,
Hopelessdwarf,
21-Sep-07 12:30 PM, #10
Actually,
Nightgaunt_,
21-Sep-07 11:43 AM, #7
RE: Actually,
Eskelian,
22-Sep-07 05:36 PM, #15
The actual problem,
DurNominator,
23-Sep-07 02:00 AM, #16
RE: The actual problem,
Eskelian,
23-Sep-07 09:53 AM, #20
RE: Actually,
Nightgaunt_,
23-Sep-07 04:01 PM, #21
RE: Actually,
Eskelian,
23-Sep-07 08:09 PM, #22
RE: We know tons about dinosaurs.,
Valguarnera,
21-Sep-07 06:14 AM, #4
It's possible I'm reading too much into this post...,
Daevryn,
20-Sep-07 11:20 PM, #2
RE: It's possible I'm reading too much into this post.....,
Eskelian,
21-Sep-07 06:02 AM, #3
That's okay, Dinosaurs are a scientific money grab.,
Lhydia,
20-Sep-07 09:16 PM, #1
RE: That's okay, Dinosaurs are a scientific money grab.,
Valguarnera,
21-Sep-07 06:22 AM, #5
RE: That's okay, Dinosaurs are a scientific money grab.,
Eskelian,
22-Sep-07 05:23 PM, #14
RE: That's okay, Dinosaurs are a scientific money grab.,
Valguarnera,
23-Sep-07 08:01 AM #17
Ha, you win. n/t,
Lhydia,
23-Sep-07 08:46 AM, #18
RE: That's okay, Dinosaurs are a scientific money grab.,
Eskelian,
23-Sep-07 09:58 AM, #19
Anyone else tired of the verbal gymnastics?,
Mekantos,
23-Sep-07 10:52 PM, #23
I always wondered...,
Rodriguez,
21-Sep-07 07:10 AM, #6
Noah was an Australian.,
DurNominator,
21-Sep-07 03:19 PM, #11
I found it on the Internets!,
Valguarnera,
22-Sep-07 08:23 AM, #12
ARG! It hurts....,
Rodriguez,
22-Sep-07 10:12 AM, #13
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