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There's nearly 5-7 theories of evolution...however, you're using the correct scientific terminology 'mechanisms'.
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Name them. All of them. Don't side step, name them all. Because I got the feeling you don't know what the hell you're talking about and don't even realize it
@DC. I won't marry a chick that wants to raise my child in the church. I got no problem teaching my child about different religions, I got no problem that when she or he grows up the choose to practice a certain religion, but I won't allow my kid to be indoctrinated.
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1. A woman doesn't have to be super religious to want to go to church often man. If you woman goes to church, and she wants your child to go with her what do you do? Let that be the question.
2. Expose them to every religion. Starting at what age? They have to be of the mindset to be able to even understand that. And quite honestly, HS is around the time they can rationally think about this stuff.
A mechanism of evolution is not the same as the theory of evolution.
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I am very aware of what evolution is...
You can believe in a Higher being and evolution. I was just stating that SOME of the Atheist I've encountered with as posed evolution as a standing ground for the development of life.
I wasn't trying associate atheism with evolution. If I did, my apologizes.
However, the point I was trying to make is on the contrary to religious people often states that maybe science is the "miraculously" explantion proof that God exist. Also, that there's always a belief factor in some kind of label hence even atheism.
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Boris, please correct if I am wrong. From the look of your post, it seems you have a great detail background in science (no sarcasm). This is what I remember in terms of theories...
Darwin
Gentics
Mutation
Natural Selection
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I've been walking around thinking that there's different theories of evloution.
I asked my girl who's a biology major from Rutgers University...(Either I need to get a refund from the school or I am being scam)
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A theory that we evolved from primates...
Another is that we evolved from plants...
Another is that we were placed by aliens....
Another is that we are aliens....
Another is that we were evolved from 'primordial ooze' - basically we came from the sea. "
No?
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i had this same discussion with someone and pretty much sums up my stance...i also subscribe to the same way of thinking in many aspects such as born a killer,rapist,thief,gay, etc... i havent seen personally anything that provides evidence of predestine to certain traits or beliefs...
Genetics, for example, is not a theory of evolution. Genetics, however, is used to support the theory of evolution. As I mentioned earlier, evolution deals with genetic change.
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Bet. Thanks.
A mechanism would basically explains how we evolved/ what evolved us. So like climate would be once mechanism for evolution or really climate change? Another would be genetic mutation?
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I'm not saying those are correct, but they would be theories on how organisms evolved. They are not individual theories of evolution.Hey if I am stating incorrectly, please correct me.
I've been walking around thinking that there's different theories of evloution.
I asked my girl who's a biology major from Rutgers University...(Either I need to get a refund from the school or I am being scam)
I quote:
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A theory that we evolved from primates...
Another is that we evolved from plants...
Another is that we were placed by aliens....
Another is that we are aliens....
Another is that we were evolved from 'primordial ooze' - basically we came from the sea. "
No?
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Then I have to ask whats the difference between 'how organisms evolved' and 'individual theories of evolution'? I don't see a difference. A theory is an unproved idea?
A theory stays unproven until there is enough data and research to make it into a scientific law. Meaning that it always happens a certain way. Basically, there are no laws of eveloution because it happens over extended period of time.
I am just trying to understand the language and word meaning.
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On a very general level, a mechanism explains how something evolves. For example, natural selection, mutation, and genetic drift are three different mechanisms for evolution. Climate change is really specific and would cause evolution, but it's not considered a mechanism. A mechanism in that instance could be natural selection as a result of a change in the climate.
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I've been walking around thinking that there's different theories of evloution.
I asked my girl who's a biology major from Rutgers University...(Either I need to get a refund from the school or I am being scam)
I quote:
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A theory that we evolved from primates...
Another is that we evolved from plants...
Another is that we were placed by aliens....
Another is that we are aliens....
Another is that we were evolved from 'primordial ooze' - basically we came from the sea. "
No?
Sorry if I was condescending before but brah you really need to know what. First off evolution is not consider a scientific theory, evolution is a fact, like Boris said some of the mechanism are considered theories and that's where it seems you are confused
The "theory"/fact of evolution states is that all life on Earth originated from a single common ancestor and because of different forces genetic changes occurred that have separated species.
Evolution is not a ladder, going from one step to the next. Think of it more like a huge tree. The universal common ancestor in the trunk, and every species are like branches, and those branches have branches, and those branches have branches. Human and apes are leaves on the same small branch on one side of the tree, and the big plant life branch is way on the other side. But they all still belong to the same tree
There is a pic to illustrate. Life on earth
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No, that is not what a scientific theory is, a theory will never become a law, theories explain, laws describe. Evolution is both a scientific theory and a fact.
There is a difference between the everyday use of the word theory to mean hunch or guess and the scientific meaning,
From the United States National Academy of Sciences
The way in which something evolves, and what it evolves from, is different than the fact that something evolves. We know that organisms evolve, so that's not what's in question.
A scientific theory is different than the every day use of the word "theory". A scientific theory is an idea proposed to explain an observed phenomenon. This doesn't mean that the theory is "unproven".
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How did you end up atheist?
I was born this way. As I grew older I learned new things. People tried to convert me and I said hell no. If some religions believe you will die if you don't do a certain thing, then why aren't I dead when I don't do them?
Will pass along this belief to your kids?
No. My kids are free to believe what they like. I will not however let my child become one of those people who will harm themselves for religion.
Do you have an authority?
Myself.
Do you fear death? What are your fears?
As a human I fear death. I fear not being successful in life. I fear that I won't be happy.
What do you believe happens after you die?
Nothing. I will just die.
Do believe in life beyond earth?
Why is this question being asked? It's the same as the one above.
Do you believe in any forces in action beyond human control?
I believe the mind is very strong. I believe fear can be a very cruel thing.
I was born this way. As I grew older I learned new things. People tried to convert me and I said hell no. If some religions believe you will die if you don't do a certain thing, then why aren't I dead when I don't do them?
Will pass along this belief to your kids?
No. My kids are free to believe what they like. I will not however let my child become one of those people who will harm themselves for religion.
Do you have an authority?
Myself.
Do you fear death? What are your fears?
As a human I fear death. I fear not being successful in life. I fear that I won't be happy.
What do you believe happens after you die?
Nothing. I will just die.
Do believe in life beyond earth?
Why is this question being asked? It's the same as the one above.
Do you believe in any forces in action beyond human control?
I believe the mind is very strong. I believe fear can be a very cruel thing.
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Not scared of police or prison. Would much rather not spend any of my limited time on Earth locked in a cage though.
Yes I did. Stress, depression, and lack of a proper outlet. Still dealing with depression.
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when your born, you dont know jack. you’re right there. but i feel like as you develope and become
more aware, you know there is/might/should/could be more. its like a void that you can't
explain, and prolly dont even pay any mind to unless something stimulates you to
examine/or question it. like being born without a mom n gettin raised by wolves. that
void my be examined, but if an accepted reunion occured, one would acknowledge a more completenes
for lack of a better word. Might miss the wolves tho. forgive my for my isshhtty example, and half *****ed explaination.
Im trappin of my droid n i hate typin alot.
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life beyond earth can mean many things. spirits, aliens/life on ther planets, galaxies
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