Sir David Attenborough on God

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[farmerne]

The same scientific methodology that led to the idea of evolution is the same one that led to the germ theory of disease, and produced cures for cancer, heart disease, polio, diabetes, etc. So what do these Creatonisim believers do when they get cancer or heart disease? Run off to the nearest Creationism Museum to pray in the lobby? Or do they think modern medical science is just a "theory"? That getting sick is caused by evil spirits? That mental illness is treated by exorcisims?

[133maxiboy]

Here is a man who DESERVES a knighthood.... the national cricket team certainly do NOT!

[DrUltralux]

@neuralecho You are completely wrong. We can demonstrate and have observed all levels of evolution and can prove, and partly re-create, abiogenesis to a satisfactory enough level that we know we are on the right track with it.

[Cringeage]

@neuralecho

You're dumb, congratulations.

P.S. Pontificating doesn't make you sound any more intelligent.

[neuralecho]

@farmerne

You can not honestly attribute any real sense of scientific methodology to (macro) evolution because it is not empirical. Furthermore, it is wholly dependent upon abiogenesis, which like macro evolution, has not been observed, demonstrated, reproduced, or proven in a either laboratory or in nature.

Hysterical claims that evolution shares the same credibility as other empirical fields of science are nothing more than pathetic attempts to legitimize the unscientific theory.

[ResistanceofLove]

69 different species of beetles...

[UndefinedVideos0]

@omgbygollywow There are disputes of some aspects of evolution, just as there are with every area of science, such as in physics as to how gravity works on a quantum level. It doesn't mean we won't find out. 60 years ago there was disputes as to why there are the same animals on different continents, we now know it's because the continents are moving.

[UndefinedVideos0]

@omgbygollywow You're right. The reason why micro and single celled organisms still exist is because they don't need to evolve more complex, they're successful how they are. It doesn't mean they're the same as their ancestors billions of years ago, they evolved just as much as anything else, they've just remained simple.

[00Billy]

a miracle in 500ad compared to what we would consider a miracle now... creationism rarely leaves themselves any space....

they should say 'at some point before the big bang, and then never get tied down to a creationist moment... like 'judgement day'.

an electron is the same shape as our solar system as it our galaxy. our universe?

we can only see 15% of the known universe...yet everyone has faith I guess.

I have Fractal faith

[KonijNx2]

@MrJanja89 That's a fantastic quote, thanks for posting it.

As much as I would obviously preserve the quote - I would with my modern mind state that mankind deceives itself by denying that it is indeen an animal.

[KonijNx2]

@adelaide102 Evolution gave humans a brain and humans used that to understand both where we come from, and the philosophy of science - which in turn lead to medicine.

Who knows? I don't believe so since there is no good reason to believe so.

[athiestcrusader]

@133maxiboy i cannot agree more mate. this legend lectured me for 6 lectures and he was outstanding, and the nicest man i have ever met