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Discovery

1. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot.

2. A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets. In the clear discoveries of the next [world] (South)

3. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognised; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood. A brilliant career of discovery and conquest. (Prescott) We speak of the invention of printing, the discovery of America. (Trench)

4. That which is discovered; a thing found out, or for the first time ascertained or recognised; as, the properties of the magnet were an important discovery.

5. Exploration; examination.


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Natural selection wrong due to cambrian explosion

... history that is the fact all else he says is speculation Gould even says that is the fact all else is just speculative explanation all major discoveries of the past century have only heightened the massiveness and geological abruptness of this formative event..." (Gould, Stephen J., ...

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by gamila
Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:44 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection wrong due to cambrian explosion
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Views: 894

Darwin and Racism

... was not an advocate of the extermination. But even if he had his bad sides (he is a human after all) that would not change the importance of his discoveries and theory. Many other famous and revered human being held for granted thing that would be abbhorent by today's standard. Aristotle is considered ...

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by canalon
Wed Jul 15, 2009 1:13 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Darwin and Racism
Replies: 19
Views: 409

Re: Why do you keep talking about species

... objects). Since you seem to think creationists don't have any proof or know anything at all, you ought to know. Creationists acknowledge Darwin's discoveries, and left species fixity behind--that was err--just like evolutionists have left many of their hypotheses behind--because of new research. ...

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by canalon
Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:28 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why do you keep talking about species
Replies: 20
Views: 584

Re: Why do you keep talking about species

... cases. Since you seem to think creationists don't have any proof or know anything at all, you ought to know. Creationists acknowledge Darwin's discoveries, and left species fixity behind--that was err--just like evolutionists have left many of their hypotheses behind--because of new research. ...

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by AFJ
Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:31 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why do you keep talking about species
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Views: 584

Natural selection is proven wrong

... and gould noted Contrary to Darwin's expectation that new data would reveal gradualistic continuity with slow and steady expansion, all major discoveries of the past century have only heightened the massiveness and geological abruptness of this formative event..." (Gould, Stephen J., ...

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by gamila
Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:34 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
Replies: 177
Views: 16353
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