This is why I don't like debating religion

[KungKras]

timmah said:

Alara317 said:

timmah said:

Alara317 said:

Totally different than the bible you take as a collection of provable, undeniable facts?  

I'll go where the evidence points, not where silly ancient theories from a time when mercury was considered a miracle cure or washing was considered taboo.

When did I say this?

it was implied.  

and hey, if you're so critical of the accepted theory of the origin of life, come up with a better theory!  I mean, I've never seen someone argue with established scientific fact that either wasn't a brilliant scientist with a conflicting theory or a religious zealot, and given your criticisms and lack of willingness to accept the simplest of facts without substantial counter-arguments, I'm pretty sure you're not a brilliant scientist.  

I'm only arguing against you calling it a fact. It's a theory. You're free to draw your own conclusions on which theory you like best.

Keep in mind that "theory" has a different meaning in scientific terms than it does in daily life. Theory is what binds all the observable facts we have together in a framework that explains and predicts. Theory isn't AS much up for debate as say... a single hypothesis is, and even then, different theories and hypothesis have different likelyhoods of being true it's not an equal pick and choose between them.