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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 01:35 PM
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11. Oh the numbers, they got _hundreds_ hahahahah
Edited on Wed Feb-02-05 01:44 PM by HereSince1628
"There are now literally hundreds of biologists, chemists, zoologists, physicists, anthropologists, molecular and cell biologists, and other scientists who are challenging the theory that Darwinian evolution is supported by all scientific evidence. These individuals hold doctorate degrees from such prestigious universities as Cambridge, Stanford and Cornell."

Well, although science works by consensus that is not the same thing as democracy. There have always been biologists who I refer to as apologists who accept evolution but still can square that up with belief in a God who decided to do it "that way." I personally know at least 2 dozen of these.

Moreover, virtually EVERY great university in the country has been embarrassed by graduating Ph D's in biological science who turn out to hold creationist views.

The appeals to popularity are examples of the fallacy known as argumentum ad numeram. The truthfulness of evolution is independent of mass support.

ID is not a serious threat evolutionary biologists have chewed on it and found it seriously wanting...










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