{"id":130,"date":"2015-09-05T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2015-09-05T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/2015\/09\/05\/comments-on-science-article\/"},"modified":"2015-09-05T10:00:26","modified_gmt":"2015-09-05T10:00:26","slug":"comments-on-science-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/2015\/09\/05\/comments-on-science-article\/","title":{"rendered":"Comments On Science Article"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First a link to the article about the 10 Common Myths About<br \/>\nEvolution:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thelogicofscience.com\/2015\/08\/31\/10-common-myths-about-evolution\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/thelogicofscience.com\/2015\/08\/31\/10-common-myths-about-evolution\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I approach this article from a different slant, I am an<br \/>\nengineer with a bunch of science training, but not a \u201cscientist\u201d which in this<br \/>\ncircle almost immediately negates my comments. Second, I am a theist and<br \/>\nbelieve<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=genesis+1%3A1&amp;version=KJV;VOICE;NIV;ESV;CJB\" target=\"_blank\"> Genesis 1:1<\/a><\/b> when it says God spoke the universe into existence:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b>In the beginning God<br \/>\ncreated the heaven and the earth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I look at God as a conscious energy that like energy always<br \/>\nwas and will be. So with that lets look at each one and their arguments. <b>Myth<br \/>\n1:\u00a0<\/b><i>Evolution is just a theory<\/i> \u2013 While the lay person will argue this, science\u2019s definition of theory<br \/>\nis more that they are facts until proven wrong. A theory can be proven wrong<br \/>\nand has over time, a simple Google search will reveal a few theories that have<br \/>\nbeen rejected. When the lay person hears the word \u201cfact\u201d they assume scientific<br \/>\nlaw and their definition of \u201ctheory\u201d is actually a scientific hypothesis. So<br \/>\nthis is very true we are talking different languages. <\/p>\n<p>While I agree that<br \/>\nevolution is the most logical scientific theory that explains the origin of<br \/>\nlife, I have problems with it that can be explored on this blog so I will not<br \/>\nreiterate the whys here, but I will say that although the article says macro<br \/>\nand micro evolution are the same, one can be considered almost a scientific law<br \/>\nwhile the other is still more in a hypothesis state. Again you need to read my other<br \/>\nblog post on this subject since they are long to explain my why\u2019s right now.<\/p>\n<p><b>Myth 2:\u00a0<\/b><i>We evolved from monkeys\/apes<\/i>&#8211; This I agree with also, the idea without<br \/>\nGod is the only explanation on how we got here. Also, we cannot dismiss God as<br \/>\nan agent but must realize that God being supernatural is not testable by<br \/>\nscience which is a study of the natural. Am I saying definitively man can from<br \/>\ndust and was spoke into existence over evolving from a common ancestor of apes?<br \/>\nNo, but saying it is possible and science seems to be proving the oldest human<br \/>\nbones seem to originate from the middle east near where there could have been a<br \/>\ngarden.<\/p>\n<p><b>Myth 3:\u00a0<\/b><i>Evolution conflicts with the second<br \/>\nlaw of thermodynamics<\/i> \u2013 I have no argument<br \/>\nwith this, they make the point well. <b>Myth 4<\/b>:<b>\u00a0<\/b><i>We haven\u2019t<br \/>\nfound any \u201cmissing links\u201d <\/i>\u2013<br \/>\nThis is also true, when assuming God is not in the equation. At the same time<br \/>\nmost \u201ctransitional\u201d species are really the same species which has adapted to<br \/>\ntheir environment. The only specific trans-species mutation mentioned are <i>Archaeopteryx<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Confuciusornis<\/i>, and <i>Jeholornis<\/i> and while it\u2019s a<br \/>\ngreat argument we can also point to say Draco Volans which has vestigial wings<br \/>\nand cold have been the evolutionary path versus birds. <\/p>\n<p>My point on myth 4 is often it<br \/>\ntakes a vivid imagination to create the creatures that appear to be<br \/>\ntransitional or missing links. <\/p>\n<p><b>Myth 5:\u00a0<\/b><i>Evolution isn\u2019t science because it<br \/>\nhasn\u2019t been observed\/repeated <\/i>\u2013 This<br \/>\nis truly a myth since in observable history we have seen species adapt and<br \/>\nevolve to the environment. They have adapted in may instance to create new<br \/>\nspecies. Again these major transitions have not been observed in nature and you<br \/>\nwill need to review my older blogs for details, but one needs only look to<br \/>\nfossil record to see transitional species outside genus has not been seen other<br \/>\nthan assumed aves evolution.<\/p>\n<p><b>Myth 6:\u00a0<\/b><i>Individuals evolve<\/i> \u2013 This is true to a point, but is a silly<br \/>\nmyth since it\u2019s rarely used to debate evolution in the circles I have observed.<br \/>\n<b>Myth 7:\u00a0<\/b><i>Evolution has a direction or goal<\/i> \u2013 While I agree<br \/>\nwith this to a point I have been sucked into the \u201cconspiracy theory\u201d world not<br \/>\nfrom the internet but actually dealing with people who have been programmed<br \/>\nthrough project Bluebird using MK Ultra techniques. So when it\u2019s known Darwin<br \/>\nhas Masonic roots, I question the bias of his theories which also assume myth 6<br \/>\nis true.<\/p>\n<p><b>Myth 8:\u00a0<\/b><i>Some systems are too complex to<br \/>\nevolve<\/i> \u2013 Darwin even said in On<br \/>\nthe Origin of Species that the eye provides a difficult dilemma for the theory.<br \/>\nNo one can really explain how it evolved. Also, one can look at many species,<br \/>\nlike the woodpecker, to see evolution would destroy the final product unless it<br \/>\njust happened. Again, this is long but can be explored in my blogs about this<br \/>\nsubject. \u00a0<b>Myth 9:\u00a0<\/b><i>Evolution<br \/>\ndescribes the formation of the universe\/the first cell<\/i> \u2013 This is true also,<br \/>\nat the same time evolutionists ignore this since it points directly to God.<br \/>\nNature shows spontaneous generation as improbable since nothing observed has<br \/>\nbeen spontaneous, it all has required an agent \u201cspeaking\u201d it into existence.<br \/>\nEvolution is a design feature to help this world continue. God knew this was<br \/>\nnot a stable system he made and species needed to adapt. Also, I am not<br \/>\ndismissing that God said start and it was from a single cell the he spoke this.<br \/>\nIn the end the argument is not how we came to be, but is God real. <\/p>\n<p><b>Myth 10:\u00a0<\/b><i>Evolution is faith based<\/i> \u2013 Again their comments are true, without an outside<br \/>\nagent of God this is the ONLY logical and proven explanation of how we got<br \/>\nhere. Again micro vs macro is the key and the big picture may change in the<br \/>\nlong run. Just read Walter Veith\u2019s stuff since he IS a PHD biologist who is a<br \/>\ncreationist to understand the possibility of God is there for all to see.<\/p>\n<p>The problem I have with<br \/>\nthis debate is the rhetoric where someone who may logically disagree gets<br \/>\ngrouped in with those who are unscientific Bible thumpers. That is a classic<br \/>\npropaganda technique call transfer where my arguments are dismissed as<br \/>\nbackwoods and hick-ish. The transfer is to a stereotype of a loon and not a<br \/>\nperson with true scientific questions, remember as an engineer I must make what<br \/>\nscience \u201ctheorizes\u201d work in the real world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First a link to the article about the 10 Common Myths About Evolution: http:\/\/thelogicofscience.com\/2015\/08\/31\/10-common-myths-about-evolution\/ I approach this article from a different slant, I am an engineer with a bunch of science training, but not a \u201cscientist\u201d which in this circle almost immediately negates my comments. Second, I am a theist and believe Genesis 1:1 when &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/2015\/09\/05\/comments-on-science-article\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Comments On Science Article&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/emailsfromdad.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}