8-10-06 Scientific Proof of Evolution
It's things like the linked article (below) that make me laugh...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/08/060801230141.htm
Restricting the underlying paradigm(s) of scientific research to the classic "religion vs science" playing field, we get these big controversies over, for instance, the existence of "junk DNA", genes with no discernable purpose, being a battlefield for "truth". So, for a while, the Intelligent Design crowd celebrated a victory in the big revelation that one of the "junk DNA" genes appeared to have a function. But now, with this new revelation, the one gene that the ID crowd was so excited about turns out to have no function at all, making the Evolution crowd cheer with the advent of yet another "win".
I have another suggestion. "Junk DNA" is solid evidence for DEVOLUTION. Species springing out of nowhere in the fossil record, then eventually dying out is solid evidence for DEVOLUTION. Having NO evidence that can explain species springing up out of nowhere in the fossil record, however, is evidence of NOTHING. And until some theory to explain THAT is put forward, depending upon the theory of evolution to explain the fossil record remains up in the air.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/08/060801230141.htm
Restricting the underlying paradigm(s) of scientific research to the classic "religion vs science" playing field, we get these big controversies over, for instance, the existence of "junk DNA", genes with no discernable purpose, being a battlefield for "truth". So, for a while, the Intelligent Design crowd celebrated a victory in the big revelation that one of the "junk DNA" genes appeared to have a function. But now, with this new revelation, the one gene that the ID crowd was so excited about turns out to have no function at all, making the Evolution crowd cheer with the advent of yet another "win".
I have another suggestion. "Junk DNA" is solid evidence for DEVOLUTION. Species springing out of nowhere in the fossil record, then eventually dying out is solid evidence for DEVOLUTION. Having NO evidence that can explain species springing up out of nowhere in the fossil record, however, is evidence of NOTHING. And until some theory to explain THAT is put forward, depending upon the theory of evolution to explain the fossil record remains up in the air.
posted by Jeff Barnard at 9:34 AM
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