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Sun Feb 12, 2012, 09:07 PM
renie408 (7,626 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
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My Son Needs Some Help. Anti-Evolution Speaker Coming to His School
Dave Nutting, founder of the Alpha Omega Institute is coming to Clemson in a couple of days to give a talk entitled "Was Darwin Wrong?". I wanted to give my son a bullet point version of the case for evolution that could counteract Mr. Nutting's talk. I am posting this on the Science forum, also. Any information you could add to my list would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help!
Here is a link to the Alpha Omega Institute:
http://www.discovercreation.org/index.htm
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Sun Feb 12, 2012, 10:41 PM
1ProudAtheist (79 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
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Evolution proved
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Sun Feb 12, 2012, 09:11 PM
JSnuffy (188 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
2. Seems like an excellent chance for your son to find the information on his own...
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... as opposed to spouting some talking points as passed down by his mother.
Especially considering the fact that there are no consequences if he sucks at it. He can only benefit from the experience.
YMMV
Bad idea. You're advising that the kid go outside of the collective and find out answers for himself.
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Sun Feb 12, 2012, 09:25 PM
Star Member Bonobo (16,876 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
12. Nothing wrong with being exposed to stupid ideas.
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It only makes the lucid ones more lucid.
This coming from a primitive that has a primitive for a screen name.
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Sun Feb 12, 2012, 09:58 PM
Star Member Drahthaardogs (533 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
27. I don't understand why he has to have ammunition to counteract the speaker.
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You and your son obviously do not agree with the speaker and do not share his theories. Is there harm in your son listening and trying to understand how this man sees the world? I think, your son will gain much more from listening to this man's point of view, understanding that many people share it, and (while certainly not embracing it) becoming cognizant that this is a philosophy he will have to navigate in his adult life, like it or not.
There is much to be learned here. Blowing this man up, while gratifying, gains your son nothing but a moment of pleasure. Learning this man's point of view gives your son the power to manipulate it.
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Sun Feb 12, 2012, 10:32 PM
JoePhilly (10,820 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
30. His son will learn more, by 1st listening, and then asking meaningful questions.
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If the presenter has a realistic position, he should welcome some tough questions.
However, if the speaker plans to focus not on alternative theories to evolution, but only to focus on the "gaps" he sees ... then that speaker is not worthy of any attention.
If this speaker wants to present GAPS in the Theory of Evolution, he should also be able to explain how the Theory of Creationism deals with those same "gaps" ... if he can't do that ... then there is little reason to take him seriously.
Its easy to attack a "theory" ... much harder to defend one.
And a real scientist can handle both aspects.
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Mon Feb 13, 2012, 07:26 AM
Star Member Drahthaardogs (533 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
35. I am a "real" scientist
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and yes, you are correct if he is actually trying to ask meaningful questions to better understand the Young Earthers belief system, no matter if it is right or wrong. However, the OP wants "ammunition". She wants to pick a fight. I also find it funny that she apparently feels very strongly about this, yet is so uniformed she has to come on DU to ask for counterpoints to the speaker. Generally speaking, if I am against something enough to want to have a heated argument, I don't need to come to DU to collect my counterpoints.
I see an early lunch in Drahthaardogs future.
Question for the lurking DUmmies: If man came from apes, why are there still apes?
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If her son goes to Clemson, my wife would say that right there makes the case against evolution....as we dislike DUmmies, she dislikes Clemson... :lmao:
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I always wonder if we evolved from monkeys why are there still monkeys? Every animal that evolved into some other animal is gone no? Humans must be special. Hmmm?
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Look at the title. "Need something to DISRUPT a speaker. Why is that such a great idea, DUmmies? We see videos of that from time to time...someone on campus making a speech, and a bunch of louts shout the speaker down, screaming and shrieking. Possibly throwing a pie. Is that somehow intellectual to you? Do you think that impresses anyone viewing that? Is it possible that someone could see that as close-minded, incurious, braindead?
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DUmmies should stick to throwing pies and glitter, what better way to emulate their pooh flinging ancestors.
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Free speech, tolerance, and protesting all one way streets for a totalitarian leftist.
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I always wonder if we evolved from monkeys why are there still monkeys? Every animal that evolved into some other animal is gone no? Humans must be special. Hmmm?
You and Tucker are on the wrong track about that, a biologist or zoologist would say the modern monkeys and modern man both evolved separately from a possum-like critter that lived in trees about 14 million years ago, not that modern man evolved from modern monkeys.
That said, there are some holes in the evolutionary explanation, mainly in the relatively rapid generation of new species which does not fit very well with the time it takes genetic drift to work major changes, and viable mutation of more than one individual so as to establish a start point for a new breeding population of a new species seems ridiculously implausible as a recurring mechanism.
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Yes, DUmp monkeys, go ahead and fling your shit at someone you disagree with, **** what the other students had to pay for him to be there, it's all about YOU.
Simple-minded ****ers.
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Leave it to some butt lovin fagot to go over the top.
Response to renie408 (Original post)
Mon Feb 13, 2012, 11:18 AM
Star Member hunter (13,223 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
53. "Debating" them is worthless.
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I always go for raw intimidation.
Like, what was their supposed god creator huffing when he created humans?
God appears to be a much better engineer if we simply evolved, if He simply mixed up the ingredients of life and stepped back with the omniscient knowledge and expectation that something intelligent would crawl out of the slime.
A work that needs constant fiddling with throughout time, yet still produces such obvious kludges as humans, THAT is the work of an incompetent hack.
Is their god an incompetent hack?
But the best thing is to never give them a stage, to let them know beforehand their arguments will be crushed not by mild-mannered scientists who tend not to be trained in this manner of manipulative debate, but by heavily armed theological streetfighters who believe Evolution is God's Most Marvelous Creation.
The best possible outcome of these phony "debates" is when the Creationist's don't show up.
Thanks to the US Government for the creation of AIDS as a way to get rid of these butt loving faggots.
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Yes, DUmp monkeys, go ahead and fling your shit at someone you disagree with, **** what the other students had to pay for him to be there, it's all about YOU.
Simple-minded ****ers.
:exactly: It's odd how they don't see how they truly are to the rest of civil society.
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:exactly: It's odd how they don't see how they truly are to the rest of civil society.
Very odd.
I just don't get why the think they need to disrupt a civil lecture. On something like evolution. I can see if it were something like "The Rich: Don't Have Enough Money" or "War: Solves Everything" or "Animals: Eat Them" but evolution? Seriously? I even go to lectures I don't agree with to learn something. As Drahthaardogs (Soon to be Banned) said even if he doesn't agree it's a learning opportunity.
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One thing, if the idea scares them that much..............................why?
Issues, DUmmies?
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You and Tucker are on the wrong track about that, a biologist or zoologist would say the modern monkeys and modern man both evolved separately from a possum-like critter that lived in trees about 14 million years ago, not that modern man evolved from modern monkeys.
That said, there are some holes in the evolutionary explanation, mainly in the relatively rapid generation of new species which does not fit very well with the time it takes genetic drift to work major changes, and viable mutation of more than one individual so as to establish a start point for a new breeding population of a new species seems ridiculously implausible as a recurring mechanism.
OK I'll go with liberals evolved from some butt licking possum. I myself was created.
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OK I'll go with liberals evolved from some butt licking possum. I myself was created.
Like tectonic plate theory, either way it's just a way of explaining the world around us, not something we can affect one way or the other, so in the big sense, it really doesn't matter.
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This is easy to settle. My lineage was created by a loving creator God and the OPs came from tree swinging monkeys.
This actually explains a lot when you think about it.
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I always wonder if we evolved from monkeys why are there still monkeys? Every animal that evolved into some other animal is gone no? Humans must be special. Hmmm?
And why didn't other species like alligators evolve into man?
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And why is it that if someone believes something different than the left does that the point of view has to be silenced?
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And why didn't other species like alligators evolve into man?
"The Man" was keeping them down.
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And why didn't other species like alligators evolve into man?
Also, why haven't creatures like alligators, sharks, and squid seemed to have evolved much at all?
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Did someone just mention attorneys ? It reminded me of an attorney joke, I may be imposed upon to repeat.
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Why does he need a verbal argument? Don't liberals mostly just throw things at people they disagree with? Get him a glitter gun or a pie.
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Sometimes I wonder if humans are devolving into monkeys.... and that the DUmmies are a step ahead of us in that de-evolutionary chain.
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Why does he need a verbal argument? Don't liberals mostly just throw things at people they disagree with? Get him a glitter gun or a pie.
Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't it in the same such setting that brought us the infamous utterance of "Don't taze me bro."
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Sometimes I wonder if humans are devolving into monkeys.... and that the DUmmies are a step ahead of us in that de-evolutionary chain.
You're treading into Franks case study. I believe that it's still a work in progress.
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They're depraved, but deproving.
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Also, why haven't creatures like alligators, sharks, and squid seemed to have evolved much at all?
That's clearly Bush's fault.
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I always wonder if we evolved from monkeys why are there still monkeys?
That's an unintended side effect of No Child Left Behind.
I'm glad I can clear up these questions.
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Evolution proved
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Look at the title. "Need something to DISRUPT a speaker. Why is that such a great idea, DUmmies? We see videos of that from time to time...someone on campus making a speech, and a bunch of louts shout the speaker down, screaming and shrieking. Possibly throwing a pie. Is that somehow intellectual to you? Do you think that impresses anyone viewing that? Is it possible that someone could see that as close-minded, incurious, braindead?
Indeed.
Conservatives believe in engaging in respectful, civilized debates of ideas.
Liberals, in contrast, believe in disrupting (And, if possible, shouting down) any ideas that disagree with their own. In their minds, people who disagree with them shouldn't even be allowed to speak, to voice their opinions.
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It's even built into the DU rules. Disruptors will be banned. Want to disrupt others? By all means, go for it!!
Any problems with this DUmmies? You wonder when Liberal became a pejorative?
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Walk away (2,440 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
9. What kind of crazy school would host that nut job?
I would call and let the school know why you are keeping him home. Then take a trip to your nearest Natural History Museum!
:lmao:
"My 22-year old child will not be coming to school today, due to your guest speaker spouting dangerous ideas. My boy and I will instead bake cookies and play Candyland. He can also help me dust."
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Mon Feb 13, 2012, 11:24 AM
jenmito (35,863 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore
54. The school should let kids opt out that day-a notice should be sent to the parents...
just like some schools did when President Obama was doing nothing more than giving a speech on the importance of education and RWers screamed, "INDOCTRINATION!"
What is this, grouping college-age men and women as little kids? With the hovering helicoptor parents?
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Dear DUmbass,
Just point out that humans descend from dark pigmented primates. People of African descent can produce light-skinned offspring but "white" people do not produce dark-skinned offspring. Ergo if evolution is true and linear than the progression from less evolved species to higher species is irrefutable.
:fuelfire:
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Response to renie408 (Original post)
Mon Feb 13, 2012, 11:24 AM
jenmito (35,863 posts)
54. The school should let kids opt out that day-a notice should be sent to the parents...
just like some schools did when President Obama was doing nothing more than giving a speech on the importance of education and RWers screamed, "INDOCTRINATION!"
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He is NOT MLK, Jr., ****ers.
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Yes the **** I di'id. Suck it, DUmbasses.
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[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU7_Ju5QTyY[/youtube]
Watch it DUmmies, I DARE YOU.
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Teaching our kids to chant owebuma platitudes, creepy.
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I see an early lunch in Drahthaardogs future.
Question for the lurking DUmmies: If man came from apes, why are there still apes?
Yeah well, I'm still waitin' for these idiots to explain the Big Bang! Without it, there wouldn't even be a universe!
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Indeed.
Conservatives believe in engaging in respectful, civilized debates of ideas.
Liberals, in contrast, believe in disrupting (And, if possible, shouting down) any ideas that disagree with their own. In their minds, people who disagree with them shouldn't even be allowed to speak, to voice their opinions.
You said it Buff!
Every time one of our speakers hit a college campus, they try like hell to shout them down or disrupt the lecture any way they can!