Faith in evolution requires belief. The theories suggest that evolution happens depend on whether people believe in it or not , therefore belief is material to evolution. Scientific principles are subject to modification as new fads dictate what is fashionable in order to support such changes, depending on one’s original belief. I fear you have conflated what is currently in vogue in support of a process with the argument from the scientific Sanhedrin. That happens with followers now and then. [Emphasis added]
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"Faith in evolution requires belief."
There is no "faith" involved. I do not "believe" evolution works. I accept that it works based on the evidence I've seen.
"The theories suggest that evolution happens depend on whether people believe in it or not, therefore belief is material to evolution."
As Robbie pointed out, evolution is not Tinkerbell. Whether or not you or anyone else "believes" it is irrelevant as it happens anyway and has been happening for quite some time now.
"Scientific principles are subject to modification as new fads dictate what is fashionable in order to support such changes, depending on one’s original belief."
That isn't at all how science works. Either you know that and you're lying or you don't know that and are an ignorant fool.
Y'know, prior to Galileo, 99.99% of the human race believed that the sun revolved around the Earth. So why didn't all that "collective belief" actually make the Sun revolve around the Earth?
Because "collective belief" cannot alter reality. Sorry, folks. I know that reality sucks ass most of the time, but it's not gonna change just because you want it to be something that it's not. Like it or not, there is such a thing as objective reality.
"The theories suggest that evolution happens depend on whether people believe in it or not."
No it doesn't. Where exactly did you get that idea from? I'm at a loss of words to express the sheer stupidity put into that one line.
EVOLUTION DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY!
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"Faith in Christ requires belief. The tenets of Christianity depend on whether people believe in it or not, therefore belief is material to Christianity. Religious principles are subject to modification as new fads dictate what is fashionable in order to support such changes, depending on one’s original belief. I fear you have conflated what is currently in vogue in support of a process with the argument from the Christian Sanhedrin. That happens with followers now and then."
That's what you meant, right?
"Faith in evolution requires belief."
Why on Earth would anyone need to have "faith" in something as solidly factual as evolution?
"The theories suggest that evolution happens depend on whether people believe in it or not, therefore belief is material to evolution."
?????!
"Scientific principles are subject to modification..."
No, they're not. There's only one way to do science and if you try to play silly buggers other scientists will be only too happy to point out the error of our ways. They might even be sarcastic about it.
So..if I believe in evolution, then I will go ahead and become extinct..as my successful offspring slowly drift away until the point that their species and my species can no longer naturally breed?
I tried..but I dont see how belief has ANY factor in Biology.
"The theories suggest that evolution happens depend on whether people believe in it or not"
Where in the theory does it state that? Evolution occurs whether you want it to or not, all the time, even in humans.
"Scientific principles are subject to modification"
Hey, you got one right!
"as new fads dictate what is fashionable"
Fuck. You were doing so well there for a second. No. Scientific "principles" are modified if we find evidence that disproves part or all of it. When such evidence comes up, it is thoroughly shredded to make sure it's valid, and -then- we modify theories.
"what is currently in vogue"
What other fad has lasted 150 years? Other than. . . breathing and eating?
>The theories suggest that evolution happens depend on whether people believe in it or not
You have no idea how hard I am believing that you would stop existing. Or at least become sterile, I can settle for middle ground.
Scientific principles are now fashionable- WTF?
Gravity is SO 18th century- why havent you floated off yet?
Do these people really try to out-dumb each other?
"The theories suggest that evolution happens depend on whether people believe in it or not, therefore belief is material to evolution. "
Is it just me or is this sentence self-contradictory? He's correctly saying that evolution occurs whether or not people believe in it, so why does it matter if anyone believes in it? It's still going to happen anyway.
And people normally don't "believe" in evolution the way people believe in religion. People study it, understand it and accept it as the valid scientific study that it is. Saying that people believe in it is like saying that people have to believe in gravity.
[Citation fucking needed]
Faith in anything require belief. This is why we call it faith. If its still there when you stop believing, it's called knowledge.
There is at least a grain of truth to what Mark says. For instance, I believe that Mark is an idiot and, hey!, what do ya know ?
"Faith in evolution requires belief. The theories suggest that evolution happens depend on whether people believe in it or not"
So just by not believing in MRSA, you can make it disappear eh, Marky-boy?
Thus 'faith' can do what has completely foxed virologists, amirite? That Nobel Prize awaits! [/hyper-sarcasm]
One thing completely annihilates Creationism (and that's before we get to Kitzmiller vs. Dover): If everything alive (as in organic lifeforms) was 'created' by your invisible sky fairy, Marky-boy - 'set in stone', as it were; just plonked onto Earth as-is & unchanged, from bacteria to Giant Sequoia trees, then the Common Cold virus would have become extinct, as the first people to contract such would have ultimately become resistant to the original strain.
Just as MRSA has become resistant to antibiotics today. As well as the Common Cold, which still keeps one step ahead of our best virological research. And how is that, pray tell...?
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