Kansas School Board Bans Pokemon

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

jmanpc, you think evolution can't be observed? How do you account for the way diseases and viruses adapt over time? The simple fact of matter is that diseases and viruses show evolution in its simplest form.

Virus A and Virus B are the exact same virus but Virus B is slightly different and there are a lot less of them. Humans make an antivirus for Virus A and wipe it out but Virus B continues to live on. Now Virus B is alive, it is the dominant one, and passing its genetic traits down. Along the way, another genetic defect occurs and produces Virus C. Humans produces antivirus for virus B but not virus C because it is recessive and not known of yet. And the cycle continues... Does this sound familar at all?

I never said adaptation was impossible. Adaptation happens. Creatures will adapt to their surroundings over time, it's a fact.

In evolutionary terms, that's microevolution. It is witnessed on a daily basis. I have no problem with that at all. But what I do have a problem with is macroevolution... the belief that dinosaurs turned into birds, that cows turned into whales, that monkies turned into humans, etc etc..

Scientists go and say "well that there cockroach is immune to Pesticide X, and his parents weren't, therefore he evolved." That cockroach is still a cockroach. Just because it is immune to a pesticide doesn't mean it's turning into a tank. Charles Darwin witnessed birds with beaks that were adapted to their environments. Well I have news- they're still finches. How does that show they came from a dinosaur?

Furthermore, Natural Selection is like quality control. It finds the weak links in a species and eliminates them, thus weeding out the inferior genes. Well, lets imagine we're at a car factory, and at the end of the line, there's quality control that keeps lemons from being released. They kick the tires, inspect the upholstrey, rev the engine, slam on the brakes, etc. Well how long until it turns that line of cars into airplanes? That won't happen. It simply keeps the cars with problems from passing on to the consumer. Natural selection doesn't create... it does what the name says... it selects.

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

Taken from Merriam Webster

Evolution

3. Biology

1. Change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, and resulting in the development of new species.

2. The historical development of a related group of organisms; phylogeny.

Wikipedia

Biological evolution is the process of change over time in the heritable characteristics, or traits, of a population of organisms. Heritable traits are encoded by the genetic material of an organism (usually DNA). Evolution generally results from three processes: random mutation to genetic material, random genetic drift, and non-random natural selection within populations and species.

I dont see how I could be any more correct...

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

WTF, Pokemon is still around?? Anyways I've came to the conclusion the Evolution has much more solid proof than Creationism. Something about a human being appearing out of thin air doesn't make sense to me. Along with the fact of the earth only being 6,000 years old doesn't work for me either, as a creation of a planet takes millions of years (history and future of the universe FTW).

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Wikipedia

Biological evolution is the process of change over time in the heritable characteristics, or traits, of a population of organisms. Heritable traits are encoded by the genetic material of an organism (usually DNA). Evolution generally results from three processes: random mutation to genetic material, random genetic drift, and non-random natural selection within populations and species.

I dont see how I could be any more correct...

Name me a mutation that has been helpful. One helpful mutation.

A human with a genetic drift, like a missing or extra chromosome has downs syndrome. That's a big step forward for the species.

See previous post

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

Personally, I believe evolution is just as plausible as creation.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Personally, I believe evolution is just as plausible as creation.

I believe that evolution is a crock. A mantra. Theres been hundreds, maybe thousands of holes shot in the evolution theory that make it look stupid. If the facts don't support the theory, you ditch the theory. Scientists can't grasp that with evolution.

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

Name me a mutation that has been helpful. One helpful mutation.
A human with a genetic drift, like a missing or extra chromosome has downs syndrome. That's a big step forward for the species.

See previous post

That was directed at CaliforniabOY5's dumbass.

But actually, if Im not mistaken, I read that the gene that produces 6 Fingers on a hand is the dominant gene over 5 fingers. If this is correct, this would be an example of such.

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

I believe that evolution is a crock. A mantra. Theres been hundreds, maybe thousands of holes shot in the evolution theory that make it look stupid. If the facts don't support the theory, you ditch the theory. Scientists can't grasp that with evolution.

Do you have any argument to support Creationism, except the argument that evolution is a false theory?

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

That was directed at CaliforniabOY5's dumbass.
But actually, if Im not mistaken, I read that the gene that produces 6 Fingers on a hand is the dominant gene over 5 fingers. If this is correct, this would be an example of such.

That's really helpful.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Do you have any argument to support Creationism, except the argument that evolution is a false theory?

Plenty. But right now, I'd like to avoid being flamed, and being called a religious dumbass, so I'm focusing on showing the weaknesses of evolution. If you would like to know more, PM me.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

I have become a firm believer that there is no such thing as evolution after reading this as the people of Kansas have failed to evolve and is being run by a bunch of dumbasses. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

Well, I feel the same way about creationism at times. Look at religion in general. Its a bunch of bullshit most of the time. How about the fact that dinosaurs never existed? Or that almost every religion accounts for its God(s) being the correct choice. The earth is littered, yes littered, with several types of religions. And according to this theory, only one is right. What makes yours better than everyone elses?

 

[the727kid 10+ year member]

Jman ygpm.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

That's really helpful.

No. Having 5 fingers instead of 6 is a mutation.

 

[Tiger Bass 5,000+ posts]

That's really helpful.

Well, thats my exact point, if the 6 finger gene is dominant and everyone has 5 fingers today, then the 6th finger must have been hindering enough to where no one would want to pass on the trait (Ie. Fuck someone with 6 fingers). So over the process of time, the genetics of the average person changed to where the majority of the people only have 5 fingers.