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The COMPLETE works of Charles Darwin online, Enjoy.

Letters, books, papers, manuscripts, private papers and illustrations.

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http://darwin-online.org.uk/

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Wow. Wow. Extra

Wow.

 

Wow.

 

Extra wow.

 

Awesome.

 

Badass.

 

Did I say... wow?

 

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The origion of species 2nd

The origion of species 2nd edition.

"There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." P-490

So it's okay for Darwin to mention a God, or a Creator? Doesn't that throw off the whole theory of evolution?

And, there's Michael Cremo, who found a coin in an Illinois well that could be between 200,000 to 400,000 years old. He has a book called
Forbidden Archeology.
Mr Cremo has had a first hand experience with other scientists who want to keep the finds a secret. Only because the most recent finds prove the evolution theory to be false.

Don't get me wrong... I understand how people dislike the theory of God, or black holes or whatever. But ignoring the facts just sux. Doesn't it?

 

 

 

 


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Conky wrote:The origion of

Conky wrote:

The origion of species 2nd edition.

"There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." P-490

So it's okay for Darwin to mention a God, or a Creator? Doesn't that throw off the whole theory of evolution?

And, there's Michael Cremo, who found a coin in an Illinois well that could be between 200,000 to 400,000 years old. He has a book called
Forbidden Archeology.
Mr Cremo has had a first hand experience with other scientists who want to keep the finds a secret. Only because the most recent finds prove the evolution theory to be false.

Don't get me wrong... I understand how people dislike the theory of God, or black holes or whatever. But ignoring the facts just sux. Doesn't it?

 

 

 

 

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Conky wrote:The origion of

Conky wrote:

The origion of species 2nd edition.

"There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved." P-490

So it's okay for Darwin to mention a God, or a Creator? Doesn't that throw off the whole theory of evolution?

 

No, not really.  After all, he was studying to be an Anglical Priest and he only took the voyage on the HMS Beagle because he wanted to take some time off from school after graduating.  In fact, if you look a bit deeper, he thought that evolution was itself an argument for intelligent design.

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Quote:Doesn't that throw off

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Doesn't that throw off the whole theory of evolution?

No, that's ridiculous. I suspect you don't actually know what evolution is. Articulate for me your understanding of the subject (that is, what do you understand by the term "evolution", and I will see if you actually know what you are talking about).

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Conky wrote:And,

Conky wrote:
And, there's

Michael Cremo, who found a coin in an Illinois well that could be between 200,000 to 400,000 years old. He has a book called

Forbidden Archeology. Mr Cremo has had a first hand experience with other scientists who want to keep the finds a secret. Only because the most recent finds prove the evolution theory to be false.

Don't get me wrong... I understand how people dislike the theory of God, or black holes or whatever. But ignoring the facts just sux. Doesn't it?

Fucking priceless.  Do a google search on the guy!  Do it!  It's fun!  You'll laugh, I promise!  Oh, yes, ignoring the facts just 'sux' (sic).  If only there were any facts to ignore, or if any of his evidence actually even existed.  Or if he wasn't essentially a Hindu creationist who cleary has a warped understanding and criticism of the scientific method, and a facination for poor research conducted more than 100 years ago.  Oh, yes, ignoring the facts just 'sux' (sic).  Makes me wonder what Michael Cremo does?

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i have a question

how does Charles Darwin's comment at the end of The Origin of Species, reflect on the current debate surrounding intelligent design and evolution. I agree with you, I would just like to know your point of view. You can email me at [email protected]. thank you, jamie

 


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We don't believe evolution

We don't believe evolution because it came from Darwin, we believe it because it's backed by the evidence.  Pointing out that Darwin also said "blah blah blah" won't convince us of blah blah blah.

 

Why are so many theists unable to grasp this simple concept?

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Bookmarked for gentle

Bookmarked for gentle reading at a later date.

I'm going to ignore the ----- misguided one.