The Earth stands on the brink of its sixth mass extinction and the fault is ours

[Luminari]

Originally Posted by Humerox [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

DNA is proof of evolution and shared ancestry.

No lol. DNA contradicts evolution actually. The genetic code of each individual creature is unique and specific to that creature. That's why we only ever see each creature producing more of what it is. Sorry bud but the evidence is on my side. At one point DNA didn't exist btw so how does something evolve when there is no living thing to evolve from?

[Glenzig]

Originally Posted by Humerox [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

DNA is proof of evolution and shared ancestry.

What is the reasoning behind this statement? Is it just the mere existence of DNA that proves evolution? Is it the fact that all living organisms share at least a portion of genetic coding? Or is it something else?

[myriverse]

Originally Posted by Luminari [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

No lol. DNA contradicts evolution actually. The genetic code of each individual creature is unique and specific to that creature. That's why we only ever see each creature producing more of what it is. Sorry bud but the evidence is on my side. At one point DNA didn't exist btw so how does something evolve when there is no living thing to evolve from?

Well, you got that last part partially right, at least.

You're learning. You're learning.

[Tradesonred]

The grey aliens are humans visiting us from the future, to study themselves before they got to their point in evolution, which is probably self-guided by now. Theres your proof.

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[Luminari]

Originally Posted by Tradesonred [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The grey aliens are humans visiting us from the future, to study themselves before they got to their point in evolution, which is probably self-guided by now. Theres your proof.

Not possible since there is no such thing as time travel.

[Humerox]

while this has been a fun exercise it's really a bit mundane for me at this point.

Origin of Life

science isn't there yet. but it's a lot better than mumbo-jumbo about some mystical being...because if everyone accepted that as fact there'd be no new development simply because no one would question the "why".

argue on, bros

[paulgiamatti]

Very true, but as cosmologist Lawrence Krauss often points out, "why" generally implies a purpose where there probably isn't one. When intellectually honest people ask "why" something is, or "why" something isn't, Krauss asserts that what they're really asking is "how". I tend to agree with him.

[Glenzig]

Originally Posted by paulgiamatti [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Very true, but as cosmologist Lawrence Krauss often points out, "why" generally implies a purpose where there probably isn't one. When intellectually honest people ask "why" something is, or "why" something isn't, Krauss asserts that what they're really asking is "how". I tend to agree with him.

No. When you ask why the something is beautiful that's not even close to a how question. You can't boil life down to questions of how. You have to include legitimate questions of why certain things are the way they are.
The assertion Krauss makes actually brings the scientific process to a halt. If you are left merely explaining how things work without allowing the question of why they work, then that takes an essential element of discovery out of the equation and makes science more of a perfunctory exercise than anything. Every major discovery man has made ever made through science has started with the question of why something happens.

[Orruar]

Originally Posted by Luminari [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You're seriously a fucking retard. First of all I said I can only tell the fire signs since those are the only ones I studied. Second of all, it's wayyyy different when you actually are face to face with people.

Originally Posted by Orruar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

In before: "That's not how it works"

Beat you to it.

[Orruar]

btw, why don't you claim the million dollar prize for psychic/supernatural phenomena? Surely being able to guess birthdays with 90% accuracy would be considered worthy. Or are the kind of superhero who would never use your powers for personal financial gain?