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The problem is more that the evidence they would accept is pretty much impossible to happen in the real world: something like a jiraffe giving birth to an eagle
by gonvaled 8y ago
The problem is more that the evidence they would accept is pretty much impossible to happen in the real world: something like a jiraffe giving birth to an eagle.
Black-and-white worldviews are, by definition, not nuanced, but evolution, but its slow (by human standards) nature, is extremely nuanced, to the point of beeing unnoticeable.
- agumonkey 8y agoFuturama had an episode with endless dichotomic debates where anti-evolution would require proofs of smaller and smaller genetic gaps.
- jibal 8y agoUm, no, the problem is that they are dishonest to the core and refuse to accept valid evidence presented to them because they don't want to believe that evolution occurs. Demanding impossible evidence is just a corollary. "to the point of beeing unnoticeable" It's not unnoticeable; read the fricking article.
- gonvaled 8y agoIt is noticeable for a scientist or for anybody interested, but for a creationist a slightly different mote or bird will never be a proof of speciation: it is anyway very similar to the original species, and it will be explained away by saying that is was already there or something similar. As mentioned, a more radical event should happen to convince these people (so radical as to be impossible).
- olavk 8y agoNo, a "more radical event" will not convince creationists. There is already evidence enough to convince any reasonable person - more evidence of any kind will not change anything.
- grasshopperpurp 8y agoI agree, and it brings to mind Luke 16:31: >“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ ”
- jibal 8y ago> for a creationist a slightly different mote or bird will never be a proof of speciation As I noted, for a Creationist nothing will ever be proof of speciation. But apparently telling such simple truths gets downvoted. > As mentioned, a more radical event should happen to convince these people (so radical as to be impossible). No, no event, not matter how radical, would convince them because they are ideologically committed to rejecting evolution, which they see as contrary to their entire belief system.
- explainplease 8y agoYou must not have spoken with very many creationists.
- jibal 8y agoYou're wrong, and that silly ad hominem is content-free. What I said about Creationists is supported by large amounts of evidence in addition to my own personal experience engaging with them.
- explainplease 8y agoYour comment was nothing more than ignorant, content-free bigotry and gross generalization against Christians. How many Christian scientists would laugh at your characterization of their beliefs.