Hi Russell,

On Sun, May 22, 2005 at 12:59:12AM +1200, Russell McMahon wrote:
>
> 2.    the generation of life as we know it from entirely inanimate 
> matter

This statement here shows that you don't understand evolution. The creation
of life is not something that the theory of Evolution says anything about;
these are two completely seperate areas of science!

> >Evolution (and
> >>that word covers a lot of ground)
> 
> and that's a problem

I don't see it as a problem. Why shouldn't something that is complex, with
many facets, also be explained by a theory that is more than a simple
statement?

> >does provide models, makes
> >>predictions, and can be tested. Why do think it doesn't do these 
> >>things?
> >>Do you think geology is a religion as well?
> 
> See my previous post.
> Look at the history of the theory of Plate Tectonics.
> Report back.

I'll check it out.

Take care, Matthew.

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