Lux Veritatis said:
I didn't try to bring it to this level, I was genuinely curious. I see things differently as a biologist and I wanted to know where he was coming from. I apologize for dragging it down, intelligence is not proof of anything.
i understood where you are coming from Lux ...... No problem
In debates like this I am often asked about my academic credentials (I have none)
Then the next thing somebody does is hold up their university or college diploma as though somehow it proves them correct.
My upbringing did not allow me to go on to higher education ..... so for that reason i am an autodidact (self taught) and because I have a high IQ it enables me to do so.
I agree that being intelligent is not proof of anything
I also agree that having a biology degree is not proof of anything.
If I chose to I could attain a masters degree in biology
But I chose not to for many reasons
One of which is that i would have to tow the professors line and agree with his theory of evolution ..... otherwise I would be stripped of funding and professorship
I immediately recognize this would be a waste of my time and money
Guys like me cause friction in academia ...... because every time a professor challenges me for my lack of diplomas or credentials i challenge him to sit down one on one and have a heads up competition as to who has the highest IQ.
I even go so far as to be willing to wager a $10k bet on the outcome being in my favor.
They never take me up on my challenge
Earlier you said .......
I ask questions and weed out the illogical stuff, that's my duty as a human being.
I feel that is a good approach and I endorse it. I wish some of our professors would also
If we kiss a frog it will not turn into a handsome Prince.
Even if we wait for 43 million years
But let us assume for a minute that a squid could evolve into a human
That alone would not be sufficient
Parallel to that ..... and at exactly the same place and at exactly the same time
you would also require the female version to evolve as well
And it would actually have to be done worldwide and all at the same time (there goes the 43 million years theory)
Otherwise the world would still be full of all the intermediate models
And we all know that is not the case.
The evolutionist professor will agree that all of nature has to be in place at one time in order for it to function
But in the next breath he says all of nature evolved in bits and pieces over millions of years.
I am thankful I do not have a diploma from him.
The theory of evolution is well accepted for one single reason.
It keeps The Creator out of the equation
And that is the whole objective.
It certainly is not based on logic or science.
Did you know that the origins of scientific study was done by creationists who were trying to figure out how The creator did it ?
did you know that most of our colleges and universities were started and funded by Christians and at one time many of them were known as bible colleges with additional courses in things such as higher mathematics , engineering & the sciences etc ?
Do you know why there is no longer any teaching about creation or bible in most universities ?
It comes down to an initial handful of immensely wealthy atheist men such as Andrew Carnegie , Rockefeller etc who offred funding grants to universities on one condition ........ they drop all religious content.
it took quite a few years but the strategy worked.
I do not expect to meet Carnegie or Rockefeller in heaven
But I hope to meet you there.
Chose your professors wisely my friend
Best wishes