I'm glad to hear a different opinion.

That is the reason I didn't elaborate on the name.. cause my info was second hand.

The individual (s) that I go the info from were once members and said they quit because they recomended an official and were told that this ref was not allowd due to ethnicity.

As I said it was many years ago too..

Its posible it could have been true, and things have changed since then as well.

I hold no grudge against said Organization. I like to form my opinions on my own.

Most priests do wear a cross. What's your point? ;)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/conte...03_203x152.jpg

References??? Please????

As a Roman Catholic , I disagree with this entire statement. This is someones opinion, not FACT

Technically speaking if you want to be consistent then both of you are expressing opinion. NOT FACT.

I mean after all you cant have it both ways. ;)

Which part or parts does the RC Church dispute? As far as I know the Vatican is quite happy with leaving science to the scientists, which was a big lesson learned for them out of the Galileo dust-up.

Juulie:

I don't know, the articles in the website that Billy Mac referenced sounded like a concise explaination to me. Afterall the theory of evolution is an accepted scientific fact, just like the theories of gravity, special relativity, and general relativity to name a few.

MTD, Sr.

The theories of evolution are myriad, some conflicting. There are angles, aspects, exceptions, complications, and other varieties. The whole area of mitochondrial DNA and female lineage is wide-ranging and very open ended right now. Billy Mac's "summary" is just quite over-simplified.

First, let me say that I am astounded that you missed Billy's mispelling in his post.

Secondly, I continue to be astounded by the lengths some people will go to discredit the ideas of what we commonly call evolution. That we evolved over time from some other physical form is a widely accepted theory based on overwhelming evidence. For you to say evolution is in dispute is like saying the theory of gravity is in dispute. In fact both theories still advance and both are subject to refinements. It is those refinements that may or may not be open to argument.

Where did I say that I thought the theories of evolution were in question?

Dan, you need to go back to your research. There is factual evidence for Intra-species evolution, ie a dog evolving to be a better runner etc. BUT their is NO "evidence" of Inter-species evolution, an amoeba becoming fish becoming a reptile becoming a mammal becoming a human. The "missing links" have never been found. The commonly accepted "Theory of evolution", Inter-species evolution, is a hypothesis with NO proof. Gravity on the other hand has no troublesome "floating (missing link) rocks".

Theory ...
 

Thanks for your support, but it's not a fact. Evolution may be a fact, but the process of evolution, or as you stated "the theory of evolution", is a theory.

The way science works is that scientists come up with a hypothesis, or an "educated guess", or what some non scienctists would call opinions, and then subject the hypothesis to several steps called the scientific method, which uses research, experiments, analysis of data, replication, etc. to prove, or disprove the hypothesis.

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mentor...c_method.shtml

Depending on the results of the scientific method, scientists can either disprove the hypothesis, or prove the hypothesis, and if proven, two results are possible, scientific theories, or scientific laws. Theories are genearlly accepted by most scientists, but for some reason, like not having a time machine, are open to change. Laws are accepted by almost all scientists, but like theories, can also be changed when access to new technologies brings new inforamtion to the table.

Evolution is generally accepted as a law. It's been proven, fossil evidence, evolution in viruses, bactera, plant, and animal breeding, etc. The proces of evolution, like natural selection, is a theory, and is open to further scientific study. But don't underestimate the power of a theory, a very large majority of scientists agree with most of the implications of natural selection.

By the way, I'm a devout Roman Catholic, who recently got a cross tattooed on my upper arm. I like to think of my mitochondrial female ancestor as "Eve".

Also, "I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night".