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lunasun

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34. well read it and weep for our nation

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 08:48 PM

Apr 2014

""If the question were...Do you thinks that humans evolved over many hundreds of thousands of years from other animals. I think that the results would be different."""

no not really......

http://www.gallup.com/poll/155003/Hold-Creationist-View-Human-Origins.aspx

10/23/4004 BC that is when it all went down according to the real hard core

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New poll proves that Stupid won the war for American minds. [View all] RandySF Apr 2014 OP

big bang, age of the earth Niceguy1 Apr 2014 #1

Wrong BillZBubb Apr 2014 #2

Uh... actually they are jimlup Apr 2014 #4

they are theories Niceguy1 Apr 2014 #14

You apparently don't understand what a theory is. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #19

Gravity is only a theory but don't test it by stepping out a tenth story window. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #21

Gravity is a physical law Art_from_Ark Apr 2014 #31

No though we sometimes call it a "law" jimlup Apr 2014 #36

"gravity" is both a law and a theory. DireStrike Apr 2014 #38

I have experienced gravity. Some of the other stuff, not so much. razorman Apr 2014 #55

You have no understanding of science, else you wouldn't have made that statement. nt DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2014 #25

I saw a very good posting about this on HuffPuff seabeckind Apr 2014 #26

Your computer is currently operating bobalew Apr 2014 #27

Gravity is also a theory. RoccoR5955 Apr 2014 #40

So Is E=(MC)2 Just A Theory? DallasNE Apr 2014 #46

Yes, both are just theories and both are just highly educated guesses. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #60

Here Is A Simple Test DallasNE Apr 2014 #66

Your "Simple Test" fails because its reactions are not equal to the action. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #67

Wrong, they are pretty much settled science nadinbrzezinski Apr 2014 #5

B.S. Arugula Latte Apr 2014 #6

Here's the thing ... Auggie Apr 2014 #8

Science is never "settled"...it's an ongoing process deutsey Apr 2014 #10

That's just a lie. Prophet 451 Apr 2014 #20

The age of the Earth is pretty damned well understood. Maedhros Apr 2014 #61

We could wake up one day and do that The2ndWheel Apr 2014 #70

Epistemological nihilism is great for philosophy seminars, but not so great for practical use. Maedhros Apr 2014 #71

Ken Kesey and George Carlin billhicks76 Apr 2014 #3

Thats a good one Strelnikov_ Apr 2014 #16

That quote is not quite accurate Art_from_Ark Apr 2014 #37

Would it be different ? billhicks76 Apr 2014 #39

people don't come in units of 100. cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #41

No, the average person has average intelligence cpwm17 Apr 2014 #58

Ignorance is strength, after all. n/t deutsey Apr 2014 #7

The heart of the scieentific method is skeptism and asking questions Harmony Blue Apr 2014 #9

With that said, Curmudgeoness Apr 2014 #12

Oh nonsense... seabeckind Apr 2014 #17

That's just a lie. Prophet 451 Apr 2014 #18

It is not settled Harmony Blue Apr 2014 #33

Well it ain't "hotly contested." DirkGently Apr 2014 #56

Last night Neil DeGrasse Tyson, on Cosmos, The Clean Room, explained how scientist DhhD Apr 2014 #11

Thought it was a great episode. DirkGently Apr 2014 #54

I thought that was an excellent episode, too Rhiannon12866 Apr 2014 #62

We measure global warming. We can only speculate about the big bang. McCamy Taylor Apr 2014 #13

Actually we Measure the big bang. We map the cosmic microwave background complete w vectors. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #23

I think we measure the results of a Big Bang. McCamy Taylor Apr 2014 #47

Of course. Just like we measure the results of gravity, i.e. its pull on things. nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #48

BUt we can design experiements to test gravity. Change variables and watch an effect. McCamy Taylor Apr 2014 #57

We make predictions about what we will discovery. Recent news ... Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #59

The Big Bang has been proven Prophet 451 Apr 2014 #29

The quantum singularity explanation for exboyfil Apr 2014 #64

Peak carbon output isn't going to matter Prophet 451 Apr 2014 #65

There is physical evidence for the big bang. DireStrike Apr 2014 #30

The big bang is more certain than predictions of global climate change. cthulu2016 Apr 2014 #42

Don't know what happened in the last 30 years seabeckind Apr 2014 #15

it's getting like a twilight zone episode ! lunasun Apr 2014 #28

Wait, what? If you KNOW your faith is true, then it's... not... faith. Beartracks Apr 2014 #45

"We know the Bible is true by faith.” some say.... lunasun Apr 2014 #51

Humans are extremely susceptable to repetition Prophet 451 Apr 2014 #22

I think the question on "natural selection" is poor. Stuart G Apr 2014 #24

A perfect illustration of why "belief" is not a path to truth DireStrike Apr 2014 #32

It's a test Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2014 #50

I like how it never occurs to them that a god that would do that is an asshole DireStrike Apr 2014 #53

God IS an asshole Prophet 451 Apr 2014 #63

well read it and weep for our nation lunasun Apr 2014 #34

Well, I wasn't around on 10/23/4004 BC. How am I supposed to know that was Day #1? Beartracks Apr 2014 #49

that IS their answer too ! see post 28 lunasun Apr 2014 #52

Not sure about the Big Bang... deathrind Apr 2014 #35

Much as... I'm not sure about the existence of Saturn's third moon, since I've never been there. LanternWaste Apr 2014 #69

Fair enough. deathrind Apr 2014 #72

10-23-4004 BC. the end result of a calculation... ablevins Apr 2014 #43

i just dont trust polls anymore from anyone MFM008 Apr 2014 #44

CBS is a propaganda network in business to sell predatory corporation's products Corruption Inc Apr 2014 #68

See with much things... Xyzse Apr 2014 #73