From: "Robert Comer" 

I don't think so... (about the proving a correct theory)

--
Bob Comer


"Geo"  wrote in message
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> You can't prove a theory correct with math, you can only prove it's
> possible
> or impossible and if it's impossible then you have proved it is incorrect.
>
> Geo.
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:4383f3ed{at}w3.nls.net...
>> ??  That's not the way  they taught me math proofs.
>>
>> Proving something is incorrect is no different than proving something is
>> correct. (except it's easier, all you need is a counter example)
>>
>> --
>> Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> "Geo"  wrote in message
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>> > You don't prove something is correct using mathematics, you prove
>> > something
>> > is incorrect.
>> >
>> > Geo.
>> >
>> > "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
>> > news:4382838c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> > Yes actually they have calculated mutation rates and
the like in
> order
>> > to
>> >> > prove it possible.
>> >>
>> >> That's not a proof of evolution, that's just statistics.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Bob Comer
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Geo"  wrote in message
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>> >> > Yes actually they have calculated mutation rates and
the like in
> order
>> > to
>> >> > prove it possible.
>> >> >
>> >> > Geo.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Robert Comer"
 wrote in message
>> >> > news:43814872$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> Nobody has used a math proof on evolution either...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Bob Comer
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Geo"  wrote in message
> news:43814492$4{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> > Mathematical proofs are not guesses. Of
course nobody has ever
> used
>> >> >> > math
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > prove religious beliefs so I doubt you
would understand that
> point..
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Geo.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "Gary Britt"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> > news:4380b5fa$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >> Evidence in this case might allow you
to make GUESSES about the
>> >> >> >> origin.
>> >> >> > In
>> >> >> >> choosing one GUESS over the others
requires an element of
>> >> >> >> *faith*
>> > via
>> >> >> >> *belief* in the unknown.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Gary
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> "Geo" 
wrote in message
>> >> >> >> news:43801238{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >> > "Gary Britt"
 wrote in message
>> >> >> >> > news:437f62b6$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > > > One is based on logic,
the other is based on fairytales.
>> >> >> >> > > > No
>> > way
>> >> > can
>> >> >> > I
>> >> >> >> > > > consider both to be
"theory".
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > > UH, no.  But by what evidence
can you state that the theory
>> >> >> >> > > that
>> >> >> >> > > my
>> >> >> >> > neighbor
>> >> >> >> > > threw the rock over the fence
is not good.  Or the theory
> that
>> >> >> >> > > a
>> >> > UFO
>> >> >> >> > bumped
>> >> >> >> > > into the rock in near earth
orbit and caused its orbit to
> fail
>> > and
>> >> >> >> > > the
>> >> >> >> > rock
>> >> >> >> > > to fall.  Or the theory that
God set into motion forces that
>> >> > resulted
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> > > rock intercepting the
gravitational pull of the earth and
>> > falling.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > By examining the rock for the
evidence. But that's the point,
>> >> > evidence
>> >> >> >> will
>> >> >> >> > point to the possible sources, not belief.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Geo.
>> >> >> >> >
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