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Post A Reply Login Name: Password: Message: HTML is enabled. UBB Code™ is enabled. [QUOTE]Originally posted by Omega: [QB] Sol: "On the Twain Scale, that falls under Damn Lie." I don't think it was Twain that said that, but I'm not sure who it was... "Translation: I'd rather twist this subject around some more. "Life" meaning what, exactly? And I have no idea what it is you think amino acids are, or what they do." You want me to define life, and you say I'm twisting the subject? *L* OK, let's see. Life, meaning the difference between an inanimate primordial soup and a chain of DNA molecules that is capable of reproducing itself in such a manner that its offspring can also reproduce in a similar fasion; at least, life in the sense we're familiar with, which is what we're talking about. Natural selection doesn't work until something is capable of reproduction, and there can be said to be a population. Thus, before the mythical first cell divided, natural selection couldn't come into play. Thus, obviously, before the first cell was formed, natural selection could play no part, and your idea about it being involved in the formation of said first cell is shot to heck. "And again, you apparently have no idea what a species is. Donkeys are one species, horses are another." Not if they can interbreed. Might wanna look up species in a dictionary sometime. "Though I'm not DT, I feel I should warn you, he's FAR from being in the same camp as First of Two and myself. He's rather skilled at dogma. Personally, I'd like to see the outcome of that particular battle, but hey." I'll save you a copy of the chat log(s). That is, if DT doesn't mind. DT: "Well, if it is so impossible, then the children obviously won't believe it. So then, what's the problem?" As I said, you probably couldn't find five kids in any given school who could explain the thing. And as for people believing impossible things, there are people out there who think socialism works... OK, bad example. There are people out there who believe in global warming because they think that 98% of scientists believe in global warming, and they think THAT simply because Alpha Gore said so in that dumb book of his. The last I heard, the number was well under 50%. "And First is a goddamned heathen." I'm sure he'll be glad to hear you say that. He does have his reasons for not believing in God, but he doesn't seem to like talking about them very much, so whatever they are, let's not insult him about it, eh? "I'm not, I believe every single solitary word in the Bible. That's the difference. Prepare to have a crisis of faith." *puts on his armor and brandishes the sword of the word* You're on! [/QB][/QUOTE]

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