Posted by Barbara on April 25, 1998 at 11:44:36:
In Reply to: I'm ready to see the experiment: Man, chimp evolve from common ancestor posted by Walker on April 24, 1998 at 11:54:09:
: Hmmm. If it were repeatable and verifiable
: then it wouldn't be supernatural anymore :(
: There goes my million.
: At any rate I don't believe those things (ESP,
: telekinesis, etc) are verifiable scientifically.
: That's why I compare it to evolution. There is a ton of
: evidence for evolution but little proof. Yes,
: variation does occur between generations of
: a species but proof that we and the mosquitos
: have a common ancestor -- I haven't seen
: it and I'd love to. I'd be happy with proof that
: we have a common ancestor with chimps and for me that
: requires a repeatable, verifiable experiment;
: not just a trail of fossiled bones (although this
: is very compelling evidence)
: --Alan
I find it interesting that you don't require or
look for evidence or proof of things you
consider "supernatural", but you need a "repeatable,
verifiable experiment" in order to accept that
humans are related to chimps. Hmmmmm. . . . .