Re: Whose version of evolution is correct?



On Nov 4, 3:10 pm, T Pagano <not.va...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:54:43 -0800 (PST), Ray Martinez

<pyramid...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Not too long ago Richard Forrest said something to the effect that
Ernst Mayr's version of evolution is not really true, correct or
accurate.

Based on the standard seen above what is to stop anyone from saying
the same about Dawkins, Gould, Fisher, Harshman or even Richard
Forrest?

Is ToE open to wide interpretation? How do you know which version is
correct?

Ray

The "versions" are too fuzy to know how far from the truth they are.

Varying "positions and interpretations" is simply a kind way of saying
that there is no general agreement among atheists about specific
observable, testable mechanisms causing genuinely novel
transformational change.  There are no observable, testable
mechanisms.

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Regards,
T Pagano

Simple question, since everything that uses DNA as a genome has
exactly the same building block making up it's reproductive
information, what mechanism do you suppose PREVENTS transformational
changes? There is no chemical barrier to any organism evolving into
any other organism, if they use the same materials in their genome. It
is just a question of copying swapping and truncating. So there would
have to be something in place to prevent said transformations, I'd say
it's up to you to show it.

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