Originally Posted by CTD
Originally Posted by LinearAq
You say you have done your research in relation to evolution but your posts don't reflect it. They are mostly rebuttals to charactures of evolution. Therefore, I doubt that your research was in depth enough to place any validity on your opinions about the subject.
The new definitions are the "charactures". Those who publish them don't even use them in practice.

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In fact, the current redefinition of evolution (as natural selection) is clearly a lie...nothing more than a retreat designed for damage control necessitated by the fact that people are finally opening their eyes to the sheer stupidity they've been presented with in evolution.
You haven't provide support for your contention that the definition of evolution has ever been redefined within the theory of evolution. Laymen and junior high school book publishers may have played fast and loose with the definition and even the scope of the theory. However, they aren't the ones who do the experiments and research in the field, are they?
Why "provide support" for universal knowledge? If there's been no change, we need only to prove Darwin wrong. I don't think too many evolutionists would claim there's been no change.

In fact, we see time and again "that's how science works", do we not? But the only official text available is On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin.

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Besides that, you said the the people who believe in evolution are stupid. I think that is as much a personal insult as Russell2 calling conspiracy believers paranoid.
If this is untrue, I shall recommend that you be banned at once. In this context, where the use of the term 'stupid' is being discussed, and what has and has not been said is being discussed, such a misrepresentation cannot be permitted. You don't get to blatantly misquote another person's words post-clarification, in other words.

If it can be established to be true, it is my opinion that Russ deserves a warning, and such is for his own good. It is misleading and inaccurate to label evolutionists 'stupid', as a group, and this is well-known. I believe Russ has acknowledged this himself.

I have used the 'find' feature to scan for the word 'stupid' in Russ' recent posts, and have not found an occasion where he said evolutionists were stupid. It would be very time-consuming to scan every post Russ has ever made; I have not done so.


CTD, I have to say that I don't think what Linear said could be considered as misrepresentation. Russ may not have used the word stupid itself - but he does imply it seemingly, at least, when he refers to things as being rediculous, etc. etc. Linear if anyone has tried to be polite even when upset. I don't see how you can "warn" Russ with it being his own forum....but I personally appreciate the new tone of holding all of us responsible for using blatantly insulting inferences. It really has gotten old and detracts from making it any place you want to be. (Unless you just enjoy fighting which some do, apparently). People ought to be able to voice their own perspectives and perceptions IMO, though, without being treated with blatant disrespect. The one thing that has gotten to me on this forum is that so much of this is done in the name of Christianity or even to defend it. We really ought to take a deep breath and ask ourselves how Christ himself would respond. We are all capable of human reaction and emotion especially when not feeling well, when feeling insulted or made fun of (including Russ...) but it just leads to a tit for tat spiral which is what it has pretty much turned in to. You're doing a good job to me so far as moderator CTD!!