EPTNon SC: My Favourite Science Fact Of All Time - Page 3
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KrAzYfoOL
Australia3037 Posts
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JohannesH
Finland1364 Posts
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Badjas
Netherlands2038 Posts
On June 19 2010 01:46 KrAzYfoOL wrote: Some of my personal favourites that get people to at least entertain the idea that evolution is true is to simply mention the redundancies some of our human anatomy, such as how our eyes have blindspots, how we have an appendix that doesn't really do anything and how we have wisdom teeth insist on growing despite the lack of room in our jaw. The blind spot in our eyes is caused by the internal structure. It correlates to the position on the retina straight in front of the nerve bundle that connects it. Speaking in terms of survival, having two eyes mitigates the negative effect of blind spots. Researchers are looking into a possible function of the appendix as a storage for gut bacteria, enabling our guts to restore to a similar balance of ecosystem after for example an guttural infection or perhaps famine troubles. Wisdom teeth? Yeah, beats me too. | ||
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Badjas
Netherlands2038 Posts
On June 19 2010 01:58 JohannesH wrote: Well if someone doesn't "believe" in evolution - good luck coming up with a theory that fits the scientific data gathered better If the current situation is created as is, and has not changed, then there is no need for evolution. (And the data on fossils could be from species now extinct that were once created alongside the currently surviving species.) I might not be complete here in an alternative explanation, but there's always an answer when you can use mechanisms that do not require supporting evidence of their existence. | ||
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Intr3pid
Switzerland336 Posts
And here it is why the non-religious approach is better: If tomorrow undiscardable evidence of God (let's say another example of the bible and christianity on another planet) appeared, I would accept it and change my previous point of view. In contrast, a person of faith would never ever change their mind no matter what the fact, because the pure definition of faith makes the opinion unarguable. Of course there is no point in complaining about it, but it's still sad. | ||
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gyth
657 Posts
Well if someone doesn't "believe" in evolution - good luck coming up with a theory that fits the scientific data gathered better Is belief one way or the other necessary for survival, in the hunter/gatherer sense of the word? The only thing worse than the people who deny it because it "destroys religion" are the people who actively promote it because it "destroys religion". Evolution is real, but if you think it killed your God, then you're doing it wrong. | ||
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gyth
657 Posts
Wisdom teeth? Yeah, beats me too. Without a dentist there aren't that many ways to replace teeth that fall out. It's either you use your brain to process what you see and deduct conclusions for yourself, or you are a person of faith and believe what you are being told blindly. What about the people who blindly believe in evolution without any clue of the evidence? | ||
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TieN.nS)
United States2131 Posts
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niteReloaded
Croatia5282 Posts
Now show me the guy who doesn't believe in mutations or natural selection. You can only not believe in evolution if you've never really listened to the theory. | ||
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Galleon.frigate
Canada721 Posts
Evolution is a theory, to which most fact agree, and few if any dispute. This results in the theory being generally accepted. This does not result in the thoery being fact. Which is why we still say the thoery of gravity not the fact of the gravity. @op nice post! | ||
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ZeaL.
United States5955 Posts
On June 19 2010 02:20 gyth wrote: Without a dentist there aren't that many ways to replace teeth that fall out. What about the people who blindly believe in evolution without any clue of the evidence? You are on who wants to be a millionaire. You get asked, what compound would best neutralize a 2 molar solution of HF. You have no idea what the answer is because you don't know chemistry so you use your lifeline to call a friend. You know a chemist, a janitor, and a lawyer. Who would you call? You are a person living on earth right now, you get asked, do you accept the theory of evolution? You don't know biology at all but you know that 99% biologists accept the theory of evolution but that many religious figures find fault with evolution. Who do you trust? | ||
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
My "favorites" are transposons and redundant pseudogenes: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/ Pretty good analysis on recurrent laryngeal nerve though... was interesting to note since we just went over this in gross anatomy.  Vagus is a pretty cool nerve itself.Abiogenesis, however, I haven't seen enough evidence to support that though which makes me feel that it's pretty questionable at this point in time. | ||
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buhhy
United States1113 Posts
On June 19 2010 02:20 gyth wrote: Without a dentist there aren't that many ways to replace teeth that fall out. What about the people who blindly believe in evolution without any clue of the evidence? How does that make sense? It's more common to lose front teeth than back teeth. | ||
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ZeaL.
United States5955 Posts
On June 19 2010 03:10 buhhy wrote: How does that make sense? It's more common to lose front teeth than back teeth. People are like sharks, we are expected to lose teeth. Teeth grow in the back and move forwards, pushing the old ones out. When you walk in the alleys behind bars you'll often find discarded teeth. | ||
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zenMaster
Canada761 Posts
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Shiladie
Canada1631 Posts
"God is real" "prove it" "YOU CAN'T PROVE HE ISN'T REAL" is the same as: "I can fly and shoot rainbows out my ass" "prove it" "YOU CAN'T PROVE I CAN'T" One should get you locked in an insane asylum, the other does get you locked in an insane asylum http://www.geekstir.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/scienceandreligion.jpg here be dragons... | ||
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gyth
657 Posts
Which is why we still say the theory of gravity not the fact of the gravity. And here I thought it was the curvature of space-time... But such is science, the new theory still agrees with the old results, just ever expanding its regions of applicability. P.S. And call your dentist about HF, duh ^_^ | ||
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gyth
657 Posts
"God is real" "prove it" "YOU CAN'T PROVE HE ISN'T REAL" is the same as: "God isn't real" "prove it" "YOU CAN'T PROVE HE ISN'T REAL" | ||
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GogoKodo
Canada1785 Posts
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In)Spire
United States1323 Posts
On June 19 2010 00:07 Wohmfg wrote: I wouldn't go as far as to call you crazy, but I would say you were ignorant and unwilling to listen to science if you refute the theory of evolution. Which part of it doesn't sit right with you? What's your proposed theory? Truthfully, the thing that just doesn't fit right with me is how one small organism came to transform into ALL living organisms today. ADAPTATION is TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE. That is something I do NOT disagree with. But how it adapted into every single thing alive is beyond me. I obviously have a lot more objections, but this is generally what I'm picky about. | ||
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