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		<title>By: Adam</title>
		<link>http://conservationreport.com/2009/01/22/evolution-and-science-is-under-attack%e2%80%a6again/#comment-8565</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know I&#039;m far too late, but I just have to say...

Just because we don&#039;t have proof to convince YOU does not mean religious people get to push their myths that don&#039;t have enough proof to convince any reasonable person on school children.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know I&#8217;m far too late, but I just have to say&#8230;</p>
<p>Just because we don&#8217;t have proof to convince YOU does not mean religious people get to push their myths that don&#8217;t have enough proof to convince any reasonable person on school children.</p>
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		<title>By: Handsome Matt</title>
		<link>http://conservationreport.com/2009/01/22/evolution-and-science-is-under-attack%e2%80%a6again/#comment-7930</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Handsome Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting, your comment would be worth debating if you knew how to spell, write and use punctuation.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting, your comment would be worth debating if you knew how to spell, write and use punctuation.</p>
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		<title>By: tegh</title>
		<link>http://conservationreport.com/2009/01/22/evolution-and-science-is-under-attack%e2%80%a6again/#comment-7927</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tegh]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i think alot of people need to back to school and be taught what scientific theory is....the theory of evolution is not just a best guess....if u believe that u know nothing abt science.  The theory of evo...is the best explanation of evo..based on ALL scientific FACT.  Intelligent desiegn HAS NO SCIENCE behind it...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i think alot of people need to back to school and be taught what scientific theory is&#8230;.the theory of evolution is not just a best guess&#8230;.if u believe that u know nothing abt science.  The theory of evo&#8230;is the best explanation of evo..based on ALL scientific FACT.  Intelligent desiegn HAS NO SCIENCE behind it&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Handsome Matt</title>
		<link>http://conservationreport.com/2009/01/22/evolution-and-science-is-under-attack%e2%80%a6again/#comment-7657</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Handsome Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than anything, I think it&#039;s interesting that both sides like to equate the other as brainwashed and unintelligent.

That&#039;s a sad state of human affairs that we can&#039;t have differing beliefs. Why is Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, or Evolution an inherently wrong belief, or why do I have to believe one at the expense of others?

We talk today about freedom of belief, speech, and expression, yet apparently that only goes so far as long as &quot;you&quot; agree with &quot;me.&quot; As soon as we disagree, then one is evil, and the other is above reproach. We make enemies out of nothing but a difference in opinion or belief. This is the same process used by the Nazis, Stalin, and every fascist nation in history to justify the oppression of others.

The crusades used religion to justify atrocities, the Nazi&#039;s used evolution and their pursuit of a master race.

We should be ashamed that either could have been allowed. 

And I think a quote from the father of modern science should be considered.
“This most beautiful system [The Universe] could only proceed from the dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being.” Sir Isaac Newton.

Newton studied the world around him, because he believed that if it were created by a god, it would have logical patterns that could be observed, studied, and learned from.

I&#039;m not arguing for or against a position, but to abuse the other side because you disagree is reprehensible, childish, and silly.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More than anything, I think it&#8217;s interesting that both sides like to equate the other as brainwashed and unintelligent.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s a sad state of human affairs that we can&#8217;t have differing beliefs. Why is Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, or Evolution an inherently wrong belief, or why do I have to believe one at the expense of others?</p>
<p>We talk today about freedom of belief, speech, and expression, yet apparently that only goes so far as long as &#8220;you&#8221; agree with &#8220;me.&#8221; As soon as we disagree, then one is evil, and the other is above reproach. We make enemies out of nothing but a difference in opinion or belief. This is the same process used by the Nazis, Stalin, and every fascist nation in history to justify the oppression of others.</p>
<p>The crusades used religion to justify atrocities, the Nazi&#8217;s used evolution and their pursuit of a master race.</p>
<p>We should be ashamed that either could have been allowed. </p>
<p>And I think a quote from the father of modern science should be considered.<br />
“This most beautiful system [The Universe] could only proceed from the dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being.” Sir Isaac Newton.</p>
<p>Newton studied the world around him, because he believed that if it were created by a god, it would have logical patterns that could be observed, studied, and learned from.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not arguing for or against a position, but to abuse the other side because you disagree is reprehensible, childish, and silly.</p>
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		<title>By: Handsome Matt</title>
		<link>http://conservationreport.com/2009/01/22/evolution-and-science-is-under-attack%e2%80%a6again/#comment-7656</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Handsome Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By using your definition of a theory, where is your proof that falsifies Intelligent Design?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By using your definition of a theory, where is your proof that falsifies Intelligent Design?</p>
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		<title>By: Handsome Matt</title>
		<link>http://conservationreport.com/2009/01/22/evolution-and-science-is-under-attack%e2%80%a6again/#comment-7655</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Handsome Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#039;s funny because arguing with an evolutionary is exactly the same experience. Both sides of the coin I guess.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s funny because arguing with an evolutionary is exactly the same experience. Both sides of the coin I guess.</p>
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		<title>By: Handsome Matt</title>
		<link>http://conservationreport.com/2009/01/22/evolution-and-science-is-under-attack%e2%80%a6again/#comment-7654</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Handsome Matt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing in evolution can be tested either. They&#039;re both theories, and a theory by its nature is a best guess.

The problem with the Theory of Evolution is that it&#039;s taught as fact. When it isn&#039;t. It&#039;s still a theory, and it can&#039;t explain the origin of life.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nothing in evolution can be tested either. They&#8217;re both theories, and a theory by its nature is a best guess.</p>
<p>The problem with the Theory of Evolution is that it&#8217;s taught as fact. When it isn&#8217;t. It&#8217;s still a theory, and it can&#8217;t explain the origin of life.</p>
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		<title>By: frankyvanherreweghe</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[frankyvanherreweghe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear tHeGuy,
Concerning your statement that ‘the fact remains that evolution requires more faith to believe than intelligent design’. 
Given the fact that there is no single prove of the existence of a higher being (this does not however exclude its existence, of course), given the fact that there is overwhelming scientific evidence of evolution (micro-evolution is the building block of macro-evolution) AND given the fact that the evolution theory of Darwin is the best theory of evolution we have to date, confirmed in many fields of  science , I must conclude the following items about you (with increasing likelihood).
A.	You are provocative ignorant.
B.	You are religious.
C.	You are religious and got home education.
D.	You got education in school that is heavily sponsored by religious groups, and where evolution is therefore not or incorrect taught.
E.	You are religious and got education in a school that is not heavily sponsored by religious groups, but skipped biology class because there was bible study class at the same time.
F.	You are religious and any acceptance of evolution will make you doubt about the role of god in nature and thus makes you start thinking.  You might be faced with the fact that you are in fact responsible for your own life, which is very hard for you to accept (hence B.) because it will paralyse you completely.
G.	You are religious and any acceptance of evolution will make you loose all of your (creation)- family and (creation)-friends.  Thoughts that are impossible to live with (I agree). You decided therefore that it is better for you to keep shouting loudly that: ‘evolution requires more faith to believe than intelligent design’. This is very reassuring to you.
Kind regards,
Franky]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear tHeGuy,<br />
Concerning your statement that ‘the fact remains that evolution requires more faith to believe than intelligent design’.<br />
Given the fact that there is no single prove of the existence of a higher being (this does not however exclude its existence, of course), given the fact that there is overwhelming scientific evidence of evolution (micro-evolution is the building block of macro-evolution) AND given the fact that the evolution theory of Darwin is the best theory of evolution we have to date, confirmed in many fields of  science , I must conclude the following items about you (with increasing likelihood).<br />
A.	You are provocative ignorant.<br />
B.	You are religious.<br />
C.	You are religious and got home education.<br />
D.	You got education in school that is heavily sponsored by religious groups, and where evolution is therefore not or incorrect taught.<br />
E.	You are religious and got education in a school that is not heavily sponsored by religious groups, but skipped biology class because there was bible study class at the same time.<br />
F.	You are religious and any acceptance of evolution will make you doubt about the role of god in nature and thus makes you start thinking.  You might be faced with the fact that you are in fact responsible for your own life, which is very hard for you to accept (hence B.) because it will paralyse you completely.<br />
G.	You are religious and any acceptance of evolution will make you loose all of your (creation)- family and (creation)-friends.  Thoughts that are impossible to live with (I agree). You decided therefore that it is better for you to keep shouting loudly that: ‘evolution requires more faith to believe than intelligent design’. This is very reassuring to you.<br />
Kind regards,<br />
Franky</p>
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		<title>By: Kyhan.</title>
		<link>http://conservationreport.com/2009/01/22/evolution-and-science-is-under-attack%e2%80%a6again/#comment-7642</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyhan.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yep. Evolutionary theory was present for the formation of Slavery. Darwin was born on February 12, 1809. Slavery existed before the formation of the original 13 American colonies. America was FOUNDED in 1770.

Only one of the stupid, uneducated things present in your argument. Here&#039;s another: the brain development example is a part of development of the body, not evolution. Development and Evolution are separate things, development starting when we begin to form in the embryo, evolution occurring when our whole race was still in the primordial ooze.

NEXT, nowhere in the--Columbine--incident was evolution EVER mentioned.  The Columbine killers were mentally unstable, not &quot;taking evolution into their own hands.&quot; And Racism has nothing to do with evolution, it has to do with human stupidity.

Hitler&#039;s prosecution of Jews was by using them as a scapegoat for the horrible conditions of post-WWI Germany. On top of that, he based his concepts of the &quot;Superior Race&quot; on a misinterpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche&#039;s writings. Nothing you argued has to do with evolution.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yep. Evolutionary theory was present for the formation of Slavery. Darwin was born on February 12, 1809. Slavery existed before the formation of the original 13 American colonies. America was FOUNDED in 1770.</p>
<p>Only one of the stupid, uneducated things present in your argument. Here&#8217;s another: the brain development example is a part of development of the body, not evolution. Development and Evolution are separate things, development starting when we begin to form in the embryo, evolution occurring when our whole race was still in the primordial ooze.</p>
<p>NEXT, nowhere in the&#8211;Columbine&#8211;incident was evolution EVER mentioned.  The Columbine killers were mentally unstable, not &#8220;taking evolution into their own hands.&#8221; And Racism has nothing to do with evolution, it has to do with human stupidity.</p>
<p>Hitler&#8217;s prosecution of Jews was by using them as a scapegoat for the horrible conditions of post-WWI Germany. On top of that, he based his concepts of the &#8220;Superior Race&#8221; on a misinterpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche&#8217;s writings. Nothing you argued has to do with evolution.</p>
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		<title>By: Kyhan.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyhan.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I agree. Macro-evolution (the changing of one species to another) has never been observed–nor can it be tested at all. It&#039;s not like, there&#039;s a series of islands, say, in the Galopogos that have species that constantly evolve/adapt to differing conditions each year.

I mean, it&#039;s not like there&#039;s this one small island within these fake islands where Finches shift between beak sizes depending on the quantity and size of nuts and berries each season. And these hypothetical &quot;mutations&quot; would be a perfect example of evolution over a short time--mirroring how evolution occurred over millions of years. I mean, I feel stupider just thinking about such witchcraft.

And all mutations are negative. Third arms on babies and mental retardation only. If not, we&#039;d all be X-Men by now, and we all know that&#039;s just a movie.

You&#039;re right. Intelligent design is far more superior. And, i mean, there are plenty of other people than Evangelical Christians who believe in intelligent design, like... uh... NORMAL Christians... Roman Catholics... Protestants... Jehovahs Witness and Mormans... Tons of other people! 

You are a winner, man. A true winner.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, I agree. Macro-evolution (the changing of one species to another) has never been observed–nor can it be tested at all. It&#8217;s not like, there&#8217;s a series of islands, say, in the Galopogos that have species that constantly evolve/adapt to differing conditions each year.</p>
<p>I mean, it&#8217;s not like there&#8217;s this one small island within these fake islands where Finches shift between beak sizes depending on the quantity and size of nuts and berries each season. And these hypothetical &#8220;mutations&#8221; would be a perfect example of evolution over a short time&#8211;mirroring how evolution occurred over millions of years. I mean, I feel stupider just thinking about such witchcraft.</p>
<p>And all mutations are negative. Third arms on babies and mental retardation only. If not, we&#8217;d all be X-Men by now, and we all know that&#8217;s just a movie.</p>
<p>You&#8217;re right. Intelligent design is far more superior. And, i mean, there are plenty of other people than Evangelical Christians who believe in intelligent design, like&#8230; uh&#8230; NORMAL Christians&#8230; Roman Catholics&#8230; Protestants&#8230; Jehovahs Witness and Mormans&#8230; Tons of other people! </p>
<p>You are a winner, man. A true winner.</p>
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