> -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 5:56 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Bush wants religion taught in the science classroom > > I don't think evolution posits the age of anything. Archeology I'm sure
Not directly - but definitely indirectly. Evolution's claims can only be reasonably considered if we are talking about vast periods of time. > has something to say, fossils and all that. Now evolution is happy to > posit a reason for the changes in animals noted by archeologists. But if > all archeological evidence is disproved and a creation date is found to be > exactly 5000 years ago, evolution is still valid, because life has still > changed in that time. True - but some of the major aspects of evolution (descendency from a common ancestor for example) would have to change. However this is the key: Evolutionary theory like ALL scientific theories will change as new evidence arises. It has already changed greatly in the past 100 years: it's been refined, tested, poked and generally put through a wringer. ID Theory is not willing to change. It defined a strict cause from outset and will not modify that cause. Evolution observed and generated mechanisms to explain those observations. ID made a statement of cause and looked for any evidence that supported it and threw away evidence that didn't. That just isn't science. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167711 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
