Steve "Evolution is true." Shaw

Worry not, Dave. The last thing I ever worry about is the tits hereabouts having a go. It's such fun.

You didn't really pick up the spirit of the "Reinforcing respectful 'boundaries'" thread did you Steve?

As for Snailieboy (or girl?) praising the Lord and passing the ammunition when I admit to a mistake, well I should like him to recollect that no-one who posts here is quicker to admit to his blunders than yours truly.

"praising the Lord"? Do I detect a subtle plan to blacken my name by associating me with God botherers? Musket used a similar technique. Subtle? Steve? Nah, it doesn't work. I think he automatically assumes that anyone who dares to question his authority must be a creationist. Steve, I don't oppose you because I am among the Godly, I oppose you because you are promoting bad science. I must have blinked and missed it when you admitted your blunders.

As a matter of fact, in this case I was certainly not crowing about the truth of evolution (only a fool, actually, would deny the truth of evolution, but hey ho).

Shimrod
evolutionary scientists, like all true scientists, assign probabilities to their conclusions - and rarely, if ever, do they assign a probability of 100%.

Don(Wyziwyg)T

The scientist taking the data and questioning whether it is self consistent and logical and seeking peer review for whatever conclusions derive from it, and even when the data proves valid and fits all the criteria of the many disciplines it must satisfy, he does not speak of proof, truth, or completion.

Sorry guys but Steve thinks you are fools.

He was off on his hols and I was taking the piss by pretending his absence meant I could shout "EVOLUTION IS TRUE!!!" without him having a go back.

But you do say "Evolution is true." rather a lot. I've amended you name above. Is that a fair compromise?

Anyone can check the ref if they really want to, but Gastropodus insensibilitis made it very difficult to do because all he did was quote a thread that was about fourteen miles long. Jaysus, you just can't get the bloody staff...

No, Steve, I linked directly to your post within that thread. It takes a few seconds not twenty minutes. Always best to make sure you've got things right before blaming others.

Readers will observe that Steve has still avoided commenting on Stu's wise words that I quoted earlier "what is important is understanding what science is and how it works, and you don't need to be a scientist to know that. You do have to get off your arse do some work though to familiarise yourself with the philosophies and methodologies that make 'science' what it is, and explains how it's come to be practiced as it is and how it changes with time.

Good advice.