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1. almost 14 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   @ GretchensMom

   Good point. But knowing Calvin, hard work would probably be his method of last resort in trying to get rich!

2. about 14 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   Good thing he missed the wiring…

3. about 14 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   @ Puddleglum2

   Thanks.

   @ MrBugbear

   It’s not a matter of what God could have done, but what He said He did. God could have done anything He wanted to, but we’re not free to tinker with what He told us He did. Also, the Christian God, if He exists, is completely outside of our universe and not subject to the laws of nature nor the investigations of science. Why should we try to fit an omnipotent eternal spirit into our severely limited understanding of the natural world? It’s much easier to admit we don’t know quite as much as we like to think we do.

   Anyway, I’ll try to keep out of these discussions on here. If anyone wants to discuss further, feel free to come on over to www.truthbelt.xanga.com and argue, discuss, disagree, and/or insult as much as you wish. :)

4. about 14 years ago on Calvin and Hobbes

   I subscribe to this comic strip because I enjoy Calvin and Hobbes. Once in a while I take the time to read some of the comments. I agree that the creation/evolution discussions are somewhat out of place, but like several others mentioned, it’s hard to keep quiet. Here’s my two cents.

   Evolution does not equal science. Questioning evolution does not equal questioning science. Science is a tool to investigate the world. Both evolution and creation are interpretations of the data we gather with that tool, interpretations based on philosophical assumptions. To say that I deny or reject science because I question evolution is to display ignorance of both the nature and history of science.

   As far as thermodynamics, regardless of whether the system is open or closed, raw energy on its own will not automatically decrease entropy. Living things are able to decrease entropy in their system only because they make use of a program (genetic information) and a mechanism for storing and converting energy (e.g., photosynthesis in plants). How did the program and mechanism arise in the first place? Crystals are not an adequate analogy, since they are only repetitions of a simple pattern decreed by the laws of physics, without the specified complexity of living things. See http://www.trueorigin.org/steiger.asp

   All of the changes mentioned in animals so far are examples of downhill or horizontal change, in terms of genetic information. Far from being contrary to the creation model, they are in fact an important part of it. The kind of change evolution needs is uphill change, which has never been observed to occur in nature.

   I believe someone asked for evidence that the world is not billions of years old. You could start with Carbon 14 in diamonds. http://creation.com/diamonds-a-creationists-best-friend Have fun explaining that one! When you’re done, here are 101 more, to give you just a taste. http://creation.com/age-of-the-earth

   As for the recurrent laryngeal nerve, that is actually a theological argument, not a scientific one. How do you know what an omniscience, omnipotent Designer would do or not do? Furthermore, it’s an argument from ignorance. Just because we don’t currently know of a good reason for it to be so does not mean there is no reason. Rather than stop doing science and say “that’s just how evolution did it,” we should keep looking until we find the reason. As it turns out, there are several possibilities, as discussed here. http://creation.com/recurrent-laryngeal-nerve

   To close off, science and logic are not the exclusive domain of the irreligious. In fact, personal experience suggests that quite a few of them have misplaced these important tools, which is a pity, since it seems their only recourse is ridicule and bluff. Actually, though, I’ve read more rational posts on both sides under this comic strip than in many other more “sophisticated” places on the web. :)

   P.S. Sorry about the novel. I’ll shut up now.