A bit of boron, a pinch of palladium: One-stop shop for an infinite variety of organic molecules - Polidicks

[QUOTE=ImKlewless;31496462]Evolution is a theory. It hasn't been proven and there could possibly be another solotion. That being said, evolution is the most plausible and accepted theory out there, and i personally think that that is why we exist.[/QUOTE] You are using theory in the everyday way. To scientists a theory is something that is backed up by facts and research.

Everything OP bolded is nothing new. It's taught in every organic chemistry class. The only thing worth mentioning is in the second paragraph.

[QUOTE=ImKlewless;31496462]Evolution is a theory. It hasn't been proven and there could possibly be another solotion. That being said, evolution is the most plausible and accepted theory out there, and i personally think that that is why we exist.[/QUOTE] And it could be the case that we are all brains in a vat, but until we can prove otherwise, we will live with the conjecture that we are not.

This subject is really boron me.

The Suzuki reaction was first published more than 30 years ago. Is it getting attention in the news now because they got the nobel prize for it only last year? Even so, that was 8 months ago. And how did this thread turn into a theological discussion so quickly?

[QUOTE=Kendra;31496110]It astonishes me that there's people who believe in Science yet they also believe in a God. Sorry but how can you believe there's protons and electrons, believe in the fantastic formula E=mc^2 and yet believe in a God?[/QUOTE] This makes absolutely no fucking sense. "Protons and electrons exist, therefore God doesn't" is essentially what you're saying. Where the hell are you making that connection?

[QUOTE=Jabberwocky;31500138] And how did this thread turn into a theological discussion so quickly?[/QUOTE]Because the first post was a snipe at religion and because facepunch is just silly like that

[QUOTE=deathstarboot;31485575]My best friend is Christian and his entire family disavows evolution because "we're just too perfectly made to be an accident". No matter what I say they can't get over that. *headdesk*[/QUOTE] You have explained how evolution is like the complete opposite of an "accident", right?

i think you people have misinterpreted this post as a herring's call to decry christianity as delusional as not believing in evolution may be, take it somewhere else

[QUOTE=Key_in_skillee;31500263]This makes absolutely no fucking sense. "Protons and electrons exist, therefore God doesn't" is essentially what you're saying. Where the hell are you making that connection?[/QUOTE] If a scientist belives in a god his/her notion of god is that it is a science wizard of the highest order. And that we are an elaborate multi-million year experiment.

[QUOTE=Azur;31488170]Instead of humans developing physical adaptations to better cope with the environment (ie thicker fur, stronger muscles, etc) we developed attributes that helped us function better as a society, including an improved tongue that allows for formation of more complex vocal sounds, and an increased cranial cavity due to our skulls not having to harbour a huge jaw muscle like many apes do. In short, we didn't get harder better faster stronger, we learned the magic of friendship and worked together to solve shit.[/QUOTE] Yeah, precisely. We had to collect and cooperate in order to survive in a world that's hostile and inhospitable. That's my point.

One crossed wire, one wayward pinch of boron and Palladium, one errant twitch, AND KA-BLOOIE!

[QUOTE=Virtanen;31501660]You have explained how evolution is like the complete opposite of an "accident", right?[/QUOTE] I think most of them tend to equate evolution to atheism which I think is why most of these people find it so hard to accept evolution.

[QUOTE=Key_in_skillee;31500263]This makes absolutely no fucking sense. "Protons and electrons exist, therefore God doesn't" is essentially what you're saying. Where the hell are you making that connection?[/QUOTE] You're telling me the universe is entirely made out of matter yet there is this being that coincidentally looks exactly like us homo sapiens and that he created the universe, and specifically chose a star which again he made over a quintillion of and made a lump of rock and put living beings there? And yet, there's absolutely no evidence that there's a God, and the only way matter is created is by energy being converted at inconceivable temperatures that are only achieved when everything is one (Big Bang). And yet there is apparently a God, and the only backing up for there being a God, according to believers I have asked is: "You got to have faith." I think not.

[QUOTE=Kendra;31504628]You're telling me the universe is entirely made out of matter yet there is this being that coincidentally looks exactly like us homo sapiens and that he created the universe, and specifically chose a star which again he made over a quintillion of and made a lump of rock and put living beings there? And yet, there's absolutely no evidence that there's a God, and the only way matter is created is by energy being converted at inconceivable temperatures that are only achieved when everything is one (Big Bang). And yet there is apparently a God, and the only backing up for there being a God, according to believers I have asked is: "You got to have faith." I think not.[/QUOTE] To refute the first point no body says that god looks like homo sapiens, that's only what we see in renaissance era paintings

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;31504738]To refute the first point no body says that god looks like homo sapiens, that's only what we see in renaissance era paintings[/QUOTE] 10 years ago when I was being force fed religion at school that's still what I was being told. So I dunno if my school is 400 years old...

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;31504738]To refute the first point no body says that god looks like homo sapiens, that's only what we see in renaissance era paintings[/QUOTE] maybe that's because that's what christians thought he looked like before they decided that was a silly idea sort of like every other idea christianity has discarded over the years

[QUOTE=Kendra;31496110]It astonishes me that there's people who believe in Science yet they also believe in a God. Sorry but how can you believe there's protons and electrons, believe in the fantastic formula E=mc^2 and yet believe in a God?[/QUOTE] Many of the more rational theists I've come across believe in science as the study of the universe and its workings, and say that it was their god who created the universe and put all of the mechanisms of existance into place. For example, evolution. A few of the theists I know who believe in the theory of evolution don't see it as "humans came about by accident", they instead see it as "life began, and god shaped us all over time into what we are today". They prefer to look upon evolution as god's refinement process if you will, what he used to develop the life he first made into what we are today. [editline]3rd August 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=carcarcargo;31504738]To refute the first point no body says that god looks like homo sapiens, that's only what we see in renaissance era paintings[/QUOTE] Actually, the bible says that god made us in his image. Interpret that how you will, but to me that says "god made us look like himself". [editline]3rd August 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Contag;31495873] I think you've been watching too much: [img]http://www.watchcartoononline.com/thumbs/My-Little-Pony-Friendship-is-Magic-Episode-21-Over-a-Barrel.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] The OLD series? Are you kidding me?

[QUOTE=Azur;31505391] The OLD series? Are you kidding me?[/QUOTE] soz, I'm not an MLP connoisseur

Boron keeps popping up frequently for me. Just yesterday I learned that boron can be made into nanotubes! [img]http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/boron-nanotubes.jpg[/img]

When people debate about God, they often forget that it is entirely made-up by man. So we don't get to prove God, ever.