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to: Geo
from: Robert Comer
date: 2005-11-22 23:46:48
subject: Re: Greetings From Idiot America

From: "Robert Comer" 

??  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 news:4383f01c{at}w3.nls.net...
> 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
news:43827fcb{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > 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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