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Discovery

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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... and may have the possibility of being an out an out lie. Again, I have to ask, where is this "design" theory? Where is it published? The Discovery Institute claims they don't have one... if you know of such a theory, please tell us.

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by robsabba
Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:09 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Zogby Poll on Darwinism
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Views: 181

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by GaryGaulin
Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:21 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Endosymbiosis = Hybridization Speciation?
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Paramutation

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by koan
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Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Paramutation
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Re: Why The Religious Minded Rule Science With Science

... is removed for either side the phrase "intelligent cause" is limited to what evidence supports such as "emergence" what the Discovery Institute stated as the premise of the "Theory Of Intelligent Design" very well describes what is on the blog that follows to evidence ...

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by GaryGaulin
Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:21 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Why The Religious Minded Rule Science With Science
Replies: 18
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Re: Natural selection is proven wrong

... within a family. 5) Please do not misunderstand me, there are cases where variations arise within a genus by apparent isolation. This is truly a discovery that Darwin made. But the problem is that with little evidence he jumped to a conclusion and attributed this as a means of all species.

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by AFJ
Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:01 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Natural selection is proven wrong
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