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<blockquote data-quote="Tiger" data-source="post: 132625" data-attributes="member: 353"><p>It’s you who seems to be avoiding truth James.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Let’s be precise: Darwinian evolution <strong><em>does</em> </strong>demand vast stretches of time — not because time itself <em>proves</em> evolution, but because without immense timescales, the probability of undirected mutations producing complex structures<strong> collapses</strong>. This isn’t a “religious” statement, it’s a recognition of how evolutionary theory is constructed: it rests on the assumption that given enough time, chance and selection can build everything from a single cell to a conscious being. Remove the eons, and the mechanism is exposed as woefully insufficient. That’s not theology — it’s basic probability and systems logic.</p><p></p><p>What I find ironic is that the same people who accuse others of blind faith are often the first to scoff at scrutiny of their own <strong>foundational assumptions</strong>. You trust the deep-time model and evolutionary gradualism like doctrine, but mock anyone who asks: “What if those premises are flawed? What if the data doesn’t speak as clearly as we’ve been taught to think?” That’s not science-phobia — that’s called philosophical hygiene.</p><p></p><p>If you think it's "knowable" that unguided molecules became Mozart given just enough time and chaos, then perhaps ask yourself: who's actually running on faith here?</p><p></p><p><strong>Challenge:</strong></p><p>If you claim that evolution, driven by undirected mutations and natural selection, is sufficient to explain the rise of complex, information-rich biological systems — then can you provide a <em>quantitatively robust</em> model that demonstrates the stepwise, probabilistically feasible emergence of a single irreducibly complex molecular machine (like the bacterial flagellum or ATP synthase) <em>within known mutation rates and realistic population sizes</em> — without appealing to deep time as a hand-waving escape hatch?</p><p></p><p>Because until such a model exists, your confidence in evolution over thousands vs. billions of years isn't based on demonstrable science — it's based on narrative comfort.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tiger, post: 132625, member: 353"] It’s you who seems to be avoiding truth James. Let’s be precise: Darwinian evolution [B][I]does[/I] [/B]demand vast stretches of time — not because time itself [I]proves[/I] evolution, but because without immense timescales, the probability of undirected mutations producing complex structures[B] collapses[/B]. This isn’t a “religious” statement, it’s a recognition of how evolutionary theory is constructed: it rests on the assumption that given enough time, chance and selection can build everything from a single cell to a conscious being. Remove the eons, and the mechanism is exposed as woefully insufficient. That’s not theology — it’s basic probability and systems logic. What I find ironic is that the same people who accuse others of blind faith are often the first to scoff at scrutiny of their own [B]foundational assumptions[/B]. You trust the deep-time model and evolutionary gradualism like doctrine, but mock anyone who asks: “What if those premises are flawed? What if the data doesn’t speak as clearly as we’ve been taught to think?” That’s not science-phobia — that’s called philosophical hygiene. If you think it's "knowable" that unguided molecules became Mozart given just enough time and chaos, then perhaps ask yourself: who's actually running on faith here? [B]Challenge:[/B] If you claim that evolution, driven by undirected mutations and natural selection, is sufficient to explain the rise of complex, information-rich biological systems — then can you provide a [I]quantitatively robust[/I] model that demonstrates the stepwise, probabilistically feasible emergence of a single irreducibly complex molecular machine (like the bacterial flagellum or ATP synthase) [I]within known mutation rates and realistic population sizes[/I] — without appealing to deep time as a hand-waving escape hatch? Because until such a model exists, your confidence in evolution over thousands vs. billions of years isn't based on demonstrable science — it's based on narrative comfort. [/QUOTE]
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