Originally Posted By: Ajax
Originally Posted By: Powertothepeople
Peter just asked for an "agree" or "disagree". We've "discussed" this topic before and it unfortunately turns kinda nasty. It's civil now, but.

Yes, let's just keep this simple, please.

And remember, Peter said "Evolution. Do you agree or disagree that it is currently the best explanation we have for how the current diversity of life on Planet Earth came to be?"

Implicit in that phrase is the acknowledgment of the existence of other explanations and the possibility of the development of new, and better, explanations.

With this wording, no one agreeing or disagreeing can be assumed to have a closed mind on the issue.


Jack, you forgot to include the most important sentence in the Peter's message; his opening statement:

Originally Posted By: pmbuko
I'm interested in getting a baseline on the scientific literacy of those participating in this thread. I unfortunately have to bring up a subject that is controversial, but really should not be, given the supporting evidence.


The following paragraph starts off stating the aforementioned subject:

Originally Posted By: pmbuko
Evolution.


The wording is quite clear that there's one subject in question. Or at least that's the way it appears to me. Obviously only Peter knows, and I'm sure he'll side with one of his buddies.

The only reasonable argument for owning a gun is to protect yourself from the police.