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No other scientific theory annoys people like evolution. Go up to random pedestrians

on the street and start talking about string theory and youll get ignoreddo the same
with evolution and youll eventually get punched. According to a recent Gallup poll, only
fifteen percent of us believe we evolved by chance, which is less than the number of
people who still think Obama is Muslim. Luckily, there are plenty of alternatives for the
remaining 270 million of the population to choose from.
Intelligent Design
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Intelligent Design
Imagine your great granddad found an iPad on his way to a speakeasy or whatever
they did back thenchances are hed recognize it as a manmade object, even if he had
no idea what it was. That, in a nutshell, is intelligent design. Except your great
granddad is scientists and the iPad is us. Basically, ID holds that some things are just
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too complex to have evolved by chance, so instead of assuming were just improbable
sacks of meat and leaving it at that we should start looking for the celestial equivalent
of Steve Jobs. Did I mention the GOP love it? Of the major candidates for the 2012
top-spot, three explicitly endorsed ID, while Mitt Romney somehow managed to agree
with both ID and evolution. There are even a handful of scientists who are onboard
with the theory, though theyre outnumbered by those against.
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Morphic Resonance
If evolution was a celebrity, Rupert Sheldrake would be its number one fan and stalky
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If evolution was a celebrity, Rupert Sheldrake would be its number one fan and stalky
Twitter follower. While most of the world was arguing about evolution in biology,
Sheldrake took one look at Origin of Species and decided to apply it to the Universe.
According to his theory of Morphic Resonance, invisible fields give everything a kind of
shared memory, including stars and galaxies. Instead of being set in stone, everything
from how we look to fundamental laws of physics are just habits weve collectively
slouched into, like reading popular list-based sites while were meant to be working.
As time goes on, these habits evolve andbefore you know itnatures given up on
dorky stuff like gravity and moved onto something cooler. Sheldrake, by the way, is a
former professor of biochemistry at Cambridge University. In other words, hes not a
crankor at the very least, hes a crank who knows his stuff.
Christian Science
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Most of us probably know Christian Science from the weirdly non-religious news
outlet Christian Science Monitor. But while the CSM is generally pro-evolution, the
movement it stems from has its whole own take on how we got here: we didnt.
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Christian Science is part of the New Thought movement, which states that God is
everywhere and everything is divine. Christian Science took that a step further by
proclaiming that nothing exists but the spirit, so everything around youyour Xbox
360, the annoying guy next door, the tablet youre reading this onis just an illusion.
Since that includes the Earth, the fossil record and all the animals, evolution is kind of
a non-argument, like wondering where those talking lions in your dream came from.
Cosmic Ancestry
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Ever since Moses sat down to write the Book of Genesis, weve accepted the universe
had a start date. Whether it was kicked off by God or the Big Bang, most of us agree
there was a point before reality as we know it existed. Not so in Cosmic Ancestry
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theory.
According to its supporters, the universe has always existed and life has always
existed in it. Complex lifeyou and me and everyone reading thisformed when
microbes from space landed on Earth and set about multiplying. Because these
microbes carried traces of other, advanced life from elsewhere in the universe we
evolved to mimic it, just as it evolved to mimic even earlier life and so on and so on.
Since this universe has always existed, this has always been happening and will keep
on happening forever. It almost makes senseif you ignore the overwhelming
evidence for the Big Bang and total lack of evidence for space aliens . . . not to mention
the problems with infinite causal regression.
Ancient Astronauts
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Ancient Astronaut theory is like Intelligent Design for Cosmic Ancestry: the basic
elements are all there, but chance has been kicked out on its backside. If youve seen
Prometheus youll know the general idea: aliens came to Earth millions of years ago
and seeded it with life, either for some murky future purpose or just for giggles.
Believers point to descriptions in ancient texts that sound a whole lot like flying
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saucers and use things like the Pyramids and Mayan calendar as evidence that aliens
directed the course of human evolution. Whether or not you believe the science is one
thing, but theres no doubting that the idea is awesome.
Progressive Creationism
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We all know the story of Genesis chapter one: God knocks up the Earth in six days
then spends the seventh chilling, because even deities need me time. What you might
not know is that each of these days lasted millions of years and included a whole
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bunch of evolution.
Its true: in progressive creationist thought, God slowly conjured plants and animals
and so on over vast periods of time to let them get used to each other. In that time,
stuff did a whole lot of evolving to grow better suited to the world, but crucially, no
species took the leap and evolved into a whole new one. Basically, its a way of
matching up the geologic record (which says the Earth is billions of years old) with
creationism (which says its around six thousand), while maintaining our distance from
apes and other animals.
Punctuated Equilibrium
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Of all the theories on this list, Punctuated Equilibrium is by far the most mainstream.
First off, its not a totally separate theory to standard evolutionmore like a fine
tuning. Secondly, it has a whole host of respectable science-types who are down with
it, because it helps solve a number of problems.
The trouble with the fossil record is theres a lot missing. If evolution is a gradual
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process, it stands to reason there should be a huge number of transitional fossils

floating around out therebut weve yet to find them. That could be because we
havent uncovered them, or it could be because transitional forms rarely last very long.
According to Punctuated Equilibrium this is due to evolution happening in rapid
bursts, often linked to massive global changes. After staying more-or-less the same
for gazillions of years, a sudden shift in environment sends a species into Darwinian
overdrive. By the time things settle down some fifty thousand years later, only the
fittest have survived and its their evolved descendants who get to hang around for
another million years and turn up in the fossil record. Its persuasive, solves a bunch of
problems and its creator even turned up on the Simpsons. Whats not to like?
Theistic Evolution
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Theistic evolution is the closest science will ever come to being tag-teamed by both
Darwin and God. Whereas many Christians dismiss evolution as incompatible with the
Bible, believers in TE are both down with it and actively promote it as proof of Gods
sheer awesomeness. The idea is still that God created the universe and everything in
it, only this time he created it with science. Thats right: the Big Bang, quantum physics,
the speed of light and evolution were all products of Prof. God mixing a bunch of
atoms in his celestial science lab and exploding them to see what happened. Its pretty
clever when you think about itbelievers dont have to waste their time arguing
about science v. religion because as far as theyre concerned theres no difference. We
might as well just get on with life and stop worrying, which is an awesome position to
take.
Scientology
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If youve ever watched an episode of South Park, you probably have a vague idea of
what Scientology is all about. Volcanoes and thetans and John Travoltas post-Pulp
Fiction career, right?
Yep, and even more insanity besides. The movements defining text on evolution is L.
Ron Hubbards A History of Mantaken literally it claims we all evolved from birds to
sloths and then to apes, before spending a few thousand years as the Piltdown Man.
Taken symbolically, it still argues were the product of an alien consciousness blown
up with hydrogen bombs millions of years ago and left to drift through one animal to
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another until we wound up as human. Since a load of animal memories got lodged in
our heads, we now experience things like indecision, jealousy and toothaches which
can only be countered by undergoing rigorous and incredibly expensive treatment.
Creationism
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Unlike its progressive cousin at number five, Creationism holds that everything in
Genesis is completely true. As in literally: God created the Earth and everything in it in
six consecutive days of twenty four hours each, were all descended from Noah and at
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one point there were giants. Also, the Earth is only six thousand years old, so any
geological evidence to the contraryincluding the fossil recordis either baloney or
planted by God just to mess with us. As a theory, Creationism is about as far from
evolution as you can possibly get without just declaring outright war on Darwin
seriously, its so controversial even the former Archbishop of Canterbury was against
teaching it. But hey, if thats your thing, youre not exactly alone. According to that
Gallup Poll I linked to way back in the introduction, forty six percent of Americans
believe in Creationism. Thats about 144 million people within driving distance.
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Profworm
2 years ago
"The trouble with the fossil record is theres a lot missing. If evolution is a gradual process, it stands to reason there
should be a huge number of transitional fossils floating around out there"
Common misconception. The conditions required for a fossil to form are actually quite specific. The bones have to
be covered with sediment very quickly, like heavy ash fallout from a volcanic eruption, or being buried by a lot of mud
from flooding.
The fact is that most of the things that ever lived have left no fossils. We've only ever found about 30 Tyrannasaurus
Rex, for instance. There must have been a lot of them, but we only know that from the tiniest fraction of them that
actually died in the right place at the right time to be fossilized, and even fewer of those happened to be in places
where we've actually looked.
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Also, the phrase 'transitional fossil' is, in itself, misleading. EVERY fossil is a transitional fossil. Every fossil is a
missing link in the most amazing puzzle ever.
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I'cia( My Falcons) > Profworm
2 years ago
Well said! I am in the 15% that believe in evolution. Even without transition fossils there is plenty of proof that
we evolved from another species and if people took a second to look around they'd see evolution with their
own eyes!
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lo > I'cia( My Falcons)
2 years ago
even in the USA, it is much more than "15%", this list writer is less than honest.
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AFokinHatePikeys > lo
2 years ago
15% believe in evolution without any god involved, about a third of Americans believe in
evolution guided by a god and 48% believe in creationism acording to a 1991 gallup poll. This
number is still pretty accurate today.
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Scott > AFokinHatePikeys
4 months ago
Any poll taken on such a cultural flashpoint as evolution as far back as 1991 should be
cited with an asterisk.
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boomschool > lo
2 years ago
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well said, and you were right there isn't any need to be nasty to others like Xyroze did, i am
relieved people like you are around to make a point with creating too much fuss about it
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Xyroze > I'cia( My Falcons)
2 years ago
Honestly, I only made it as far as the 15% claim in the intro before I decided that this list would have
absolutely not one shred of merit and would instead be filled with a total misrepresentation of scientific
research.
I'm so tired of this bullshit coming from Listverse. Stop pretending these childish fantasies belong in
the same category as real, verifiable, peer scrutinized observation and critically analyzed research.
They aren't fucking compatible.
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inconspicuous detective > Xyroze
2 years ago
before we even start, i'd like to point out i'm not some looney bird coming down on you for go
with facts, proof, and verifiable evidence. i'm a deist who believes evolution only further proves
that there is hidden in everything proof that random chance didn't create us.
that said, i agree that the list is crap. i'm also tired of it, there's a paragraph per entry that offer
little to no detail about the belief, and some you can probably put together as one entry (all the
creationalist ideas could be #1, not holding several places).
i will also say that i respect your beliefs, but that to people like myself, and people who believe
this stuff these aren't "childish fantasies". it's how they believe that everything came to be. i
understand some people like to jump all over you, or anyone who thinks science is how it
works. believe me, i was raised roman catholic and i've dealt with these people firsthand. but
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just because they can't walk outside and hogtie god and show him to you doesn't mean that
the belief system is stupid, or perpetuates ignorance.
what does perpetuate ignorance, or stupidity is people who see religion as a tool. people who
use it to gain. fact of the matter is, religion in itself isn't a bad idea. it unifies people under one
belief that the right thing is what they should do. the problem is that, like communism, people
get control and don't want to let go.
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Xyroze > inconspicuous detective
2 years ago
I have no issues with people having faith in anything they choose to. If one can find a
way to make their beliefs compatible with scientific discoveries, that's fantastic.
Though, this list refers to instances of people coming up with childish fantasies
irrelevant to the canon of their beliefs specifically to spite scientific discoveries. This
has little to do with religion, and more to do with crackpots spewing nonsense in the
name of one.
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OlCam > Xyroze
25 days ago
Everyone comes up with nonsense, I know atheists who believe in horoscopes.

Religion isn't some unique thing, human race has been believing in things that cannot
be proved by science since the beginning, and will continue, they may not be a
"religion" specifically, but lots of little things, i.e superstition like knock on wood, ghosts,
mother's intuition, twin telepathy, talking to a dead person's grave etcetera.
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It's simply in our blood, to do things that if we actually think about it scientifically, it
DOES NOT make sense. Yet we do it. Theists and Atheists included.
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Cyndi > inconspicuous detective
2 years ago
Something worth reading is not long-winded. Excellent points.

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inconspicuous detective > Cyndi
2 years ago
thank you and i appreciate you took the time to read what i said.
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Rudi > inconspicuous detective
a year ago
I'm really high. Thanks for entertaining me

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Azza > inconspicuous detective
2 years ago
The fact you think evolution happens by random chance shows your complete lack of
understanding of the theory of evolution.
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Boco Corwin > Azza
2 years ago
Define "random"
Anything "random" will happen eventually; it just takes a lot of time.
Obviously, any comments made are my opinion, and if there is no citation, I make no
claim to these statements as fact. To infer otherwise is pointless and goes to show
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how much of a troll any negatively responding "Listers" are.

Sick of making a comment on here and having 20 ppl jump on me to prove it as "fact."
Listverse used to be cool :(
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OlCam > inconspicuous detective
25 days ago
science really isn't a "thing" anything can be science as long as it's proven. People like
to look at science as a whole different thing and religion as "haha crazy cuckoo"
etcetera. The fact is, you could look at religion scientifically, it's simply a higher being,
basically imagine something greater than you. That's literally it, that's the main idea of
theism, anything else is going into details. But imagine game characters on gta v, if
they were talking to each other, and one said, "hey if i got shot by a machine gun a 100
times, no way i could survive that, "that's cuckoo, that's crazy" but you as the gamer,
simply punches in a few cheat codes in less than 5 seconds, and suddenly you're
invulnerable.
Looking at it from that perspective, just because it's crazy doesn't mean it isn't true, for
you it could be crazy, impossible, cuckoo, for another being it could take him less than
5 seconds. I mean things like walking on water, creating giants etcetera, are always
seen as crazy, but that is simply because we as humans cannot do those things. Well
perhaps we are just like gta characters, and an intelligent design is like a gamer, who
simply laughs at us, when we call things "crazy" that he/she could simply do in less
than a second.
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Peppercurls > Xyroze

2 years ago
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This is entertainment. Not a scientific journal. I'd say it has merit in that it gets people thinking,
and very often I have used Listverse as a jumping-off point to most topics within my continuing
education. I'm interested and go research it further. If you are so tired of the lists not living up t
your standards, go write your own or stop reading them.
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Maggot > Peppercurls
2 years ago
If you are so tired of the lists not living up to your standards, go write your own or stop
reading them.
That is a cop-out. There is nothing wrong with expecting at least a modicum of
credibility here. Disingenuous agenda-driven propaganda pretending to be thoughtprovoking discussion is not entertainment.
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Peppercurls > Maggot
2 years ago
Phrases like "agenda-driven propaganda" (redundant thought, btw) is indicative of the

same sort of language used by ber-conservative creationists when talking about
evolution. It is not pretending to be thought-provoking. It provoked thought and I thought.
That's fact, and credibility is not a weapon you can wield if you deny its premise.
As far as it being a cop-out to suggest the critic provide a better sample than the one
they discredit? That is almost ubiquitous in the field of science. To just sit in a
computer chair and criticize takes little effort, but to create something beyond criticism
takes more skill and courage than the peanut gallery can provide.
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Maggot > Peppercurls

2 years ago
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Phrases like
Yeah nice try. This list has the audacity to denounce a field of scientific study by
suggesting that these various crackpot pseudo-sciences and vapid unsubstantiated
belief systems be given equal merit. Attempting to whittle away at FACT by promoting
these so-called alternative ideas as if they deserve equal stature? THAT is
propaganda, with an insidious agenda, and it is, frankly, appalling.
Conversely, so what if ber-conservative creationists likewise say that evolutionary
science is propaganda. I dont know why you bring that up. Are you giving that
argument any merit whatsoever? If not, then your mentioning of it is a strawman. If yes
and you in fact agree that a field of scientific study is propaganda, then short of saying
theres no point in continuing the conversation with someone positing such an idiotic
premise, I ask you: propaganda for what? What agenda? An agenda to do away with
religion? Dont give religion so much credit. The primary objective of scientific study is
to advance human knowledge. Calling that objective an agenda infers a malevolent
nature to it, which couldnt be further from the truth. And in fact, it is these other things
that only serve to stagnate the advancement of human knowledge.
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shadowmoth > Maggot
2 years ago
it's entirely possible that i'm just not cynical or suspicious enough, but i think you're
incorrect in a number of your assertions. i'm on the evolution side of the debate; my
points have more to do with the authors intentions than the veracity of anything on the
list.
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1) i do not believe this list was intended to 'denounce' anything; it merely presented
alternatives to evolution. that implies that people can make up their own damned
minds, based on their comprehension of each alternative, and its relevance to their life.
2) calling that objective an 'agenda' infers a malevolent nature to it... you're presuming
that someone with an agenda is acting out of malevolence, when most people have an
agenda *because* they consider themselves to be correct, and want to help convince
other people of what they perceive to be the truth. this is not malevolent, though in
many cases it can be misguided. everyone has an agenda, and this does not make
them de facto malevolent. *how* they go about persuading or convincing other people
of the validity of their agenda is more relevant, imo.
3) and in fact it is these other things that only serve to stagnate the advancement of
human knowledge... that depends on what you want knowledge of. if you're concerned
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Maggot > shadowmoth
2 years ago
i do not believe this list was intended to 'denounce' anything; it merely presented
alternatives to evolution.
I appreciate your comment but lets clarify a few things. My point is, the very act of
presenting it this way is itself a denouncement, regardless of whether or not it is
explicitly stated as such. It is trivializing a body of actual knowledge by suggesting it is
on an equal plane with these other things. Things which are based on nothing but
imagination.
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that implies that people can make up their own damned minds, based on their
comprehension of each alternative, and its relevance to their life.
Facts are facts, regardless of how relevant they are to someones life. The only way a
person can make up their own mind and choose something other than fact is to willfully
ignore said fact. Im not saying that people arent allowed to do that if they so choose,
Im just saying it is not an alternative. The facts remain there and are unchanged,
whether they are acknowledged or not.
you're presuming that someone with an agenda is acting out of malevolence
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Peter van Kan > Maggot
7 months ago
There is not objective reality. Your life happens in the context of your mental ladscape,
which is subjective. Of course there are facts that can be observed by all. Those facts
together however do not form reality, they are just a bunch facts floating in your mental
space. That's how it was 1500 years ago and that's how it is now. Facts have very little
impact on how you experience life. There are happy scientists and there are unhappy
scientists, even thought they have the same knowledge. In that sense, you are not
wiser and richer than those who value, I quote, religion, art, language, and a lot of
philosophy, but poorer and more ignorant.
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Maggot > Peter van Kan
7 months ago
There is not objective reality. Your life happens in the context of your mental ladscape,
which is subjective. Of course there are facts that can be observed by all. Those facts
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together however do not form reality, they are just a bunch facts floating in your mental
space.
Youre contradicting yourself. Objective reality exists independently of us i.e. our
mental landscape. For example, something that you might find to be too cold, I
might consider to be too warm. But the objective reality is that the temperature is xx
degrees. As you yourself said an observable fact. And further - measurable,
verifiable, testable, and falsifiable.
There are happy scientists and there are unhappy scientists, even thought they have
the same knowledge.
Yeah, so? Thats because it is their own subjectivity that affects their inner feelings as
compared to someone elses
feelings. But point is, individual subjectivity doesnt change universal objective reality.
In that sense
You mean, in that subjective sense? Ok, but not really relevant to the discussion at
hand.
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Peter van Kan > Maggot
7 months ago
Youre not getting the point. Ill give it one more try. Pay attention.
You say there is no alternative to objective reality and I say there is not objective reality.
There are objective facts, but they dont together form a reality. They only exist in
peoples minds and those minds are by nature a subjective landscape. The collective
knowledge of mankind does not constitute a universe. It is just ideas, concepts. So,
there is no objective reality and your statement that there is no alternative to it, is
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therefore nonsense.
There is no alternative for life, and life is lived inside. Im all for science, but I think you
are overestimating its value in relation to other aspects of life..
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Maggot > Peter van Kan
7 months ago
Yeah dont flatter yourself, Im paying attention. In fact Im probably giving your
philosophical tangent here more attention than I should. I dont really mean that in a bad
way tbh, but as I said, its not relevant to the discussion at hand. I mean, I get it. Youre
basically saying that one persons reality is anothers delusion, and/or vice versa. I dont
disagree with that, except to say ok that is a given individual's subjective
mental/perceived version of their reality, rather than proof there is no such thing as
objective reality.
Look, were unnecessarily getting hung up here on use of the word reality as opposed
to fact, as you went on to differentiate in your post, while ignoring or overlooking that
its the word Id been primarily using all along as well. So point is evolution is a fact.
These other delusional realities presented here are NOT valid alternatives to
scientific fact (i.e. actual reality) because they have no objective basis therein.
Im all for science, but I think you are overestimating its value in relation to other
aspects of life.
I guess for the purpose of this discussion, Im not really concerned with other aspects
of life. Hey if a person is happy and content immersing themselves in the delusion that
one of these crackpot ideas is what they believe to be reality, more power to them. But
as I said in previous posts, it doesnt change actual objective reality. Or objective fact, if
you prefer.
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Spiff17 > Maggot
2 years ago
Meanwhile the truly intellectual people of the world are out doing real things instead of
having a "I use bigger words than you" contest on some online forum. I'm sitting here
reading the pissing contest because I am not one of the truly intellectual people of the
world. I'm just here for the yucks.
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Maggot > Spiff17
2 years ago
Sowas there a reason for this announcement? Are you wanting me to congratulate
you for being a dumbass or something?
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Rationale > Maggot
6 months ago
opinion, opinion...the world is now a better place.

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Rajimus123 > Xyroze
2 years ago
maybe you should lose the childish condescending attitude you bring to every comments list
you sour-puss? I don't agree with the list either but you don't need to take it as a personal
affront to your sensibilities, god what are you a southern baptist? Add something constructive
to the conversation. jeesh.
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Kraeg Minett > Rajimus123
2 years ago
He did add something constructive. It is a plaint to "Stop pretending these childish

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fantasies belong in the same category as real, verifiable, peer scrutinized observation
and critically analyzed research." and it's exactly correct. The problem with this list is
it's very title lends credibility to the ludicrous theories presented.
At this point in time, the discussion is no longer about whether evolution is the correct
Theory or not, but merely about the specifics of the process.
I agree with Xyroze completely in his dismissal.
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..,,l,,.. > Rajimus123
2 years ago
Both sides are bad, so give ignorant BS same chance as scientific theory
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lolfool > Xyroze
2 years ago
The title is called 10 alternatives to evolution. Go read and study an indebth verifiable peer
scrutinized observation and critically analyzed reseach piece then. None of which is typically
science is by the way. Science disproves itself time after time albeit in the light of new
discovery. Most science throughout history would all be deemed a fairy tale.
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john > Xyroze
2 years ago
you sound like one of great patience and understanding..

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George Mcmillan > Xyroze
2 years ago
I hate to break it to you. But the world is full if intellectuals. We not all goons that believe we
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came from monkeys. If you don't like it than go elsewhere.

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inconspicuous detective > George Mcmillan
2 years ago
the world is full of intellectuals? if that were true why is common sense so hard to find?
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segue > inconspicuous detective
2 years ago
Intelligence does not presuppose common sense. Sad, but true.

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Rationale > inconspicuous detective
6 months ago
such an open generalistic statement. very difficult to reply to. Common sense can be
very subjective.
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Kraeg Minett > George Mcmillan
2 years ago
Intellectuals that have difficulty with the fundamentals of spelling and grammar, or the
idea that I might go elsewhere if I don't like this world... terrific.
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shadowmoth > Kraeg Minett
2 years ago
quite a number of so-called 'eccentric' people are of higher-than-average intelligence,

and they often misspell words. personally, i'm of the opinion that the ability to
apprehend and expand upon a broad concept using reason, logic and creativity is a
more reliable indicator of intelligence than the ability to follow spelling or grammar rules,
provided the sentences one types are coherent.
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Kraeg Minett > shadowmoth
2 years ago
Sorry shadow moth. The basic grasp of spelling and grammar is the fundamental
building block of intelligence and communication. Additionally, as a culture we judge on
these basic abilities. And while George may be a surprising intellectual there is nothing
in his post that reflects this so the entirety of my comment still stands. You are being
contrary for the sake of being so.
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Rationale > Kraeg Minett
6 months ago
Lol, its amazing how opinions are being thrown around here with the pretence of fact;
spelling and grammar...fundamental building block of intelligence'. I can just see
Einstein saying that. 'Laughing for days'
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Xyroze > George Mcmillan
2 years ago
Hahaha!
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davo > George Mcmillan
2 years ago
Sadly we're stuck with most people who actually believe in a biblical god. I find it odd
that people believe in fairy tales, but I've grown to learn a lot of people are happy to be
ignorant and gullible :(
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Rationale > davo

6 months ago
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gilbertdc07 > George Mcmillan
2 years ago
The first idiot I have seen while going through these comments. :)
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SKAN ONE > Xyroze
2 years ago
then stop reading the lists
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lo > I'cia( My Falcons)
2 years ago
guess how many people out of the about 313,914,000 USA residents were surveyed!
1,024
for real!
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segue > lo
2 years ago
The results of the Gallup poll vary considerably from the results of the Pew poll taken in the
same year. Additionally, the "facts" author offers are skewed to prove his absurd viewpoint.
There were a number of questions, not just, "Do you believe in ID or Evolution?" The survey
included several other possible answers including "Everything evolved, but with the guiding
hand of God behind it".
Some quick research, apart from the London Daily Mail, would ha e offered the writer a closer
to the truth view of American beliefs.
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Kyle Rutherford > lo
4 months ago
Um. You obviously do not understand statistics. It is not feasible to poll everyone in the united
states. That's just ridiculous. However, we can take RANDOM samples from the population
(random multiple samples from multiple areas) and can gauge roughly what the actual percen
of the 313,914,000 USA residents are by mere random coincidence.
THAT'S the theory behind statistics and it makes complete sense.
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