<quote author="matt"> Science searches for explanations - cause and effect. The effect is the existence of life on Earth - how did it come to be in its form today. Evolution is one possible cause. Another is ID. Both are possible causes of the effect. Ergo, you have science. </quote>
The problem is that most of the ID concepts that I have seen are NOT based on scientific principals. They are basically of the order. "I reject evolution, so let's come up with another idea. Now I can't 'Prove' this idea, but evolution isn't 'Proved' either so my idea is just as good." I feel this is based on a misunderstanding of what the word "Theory" means to a scientist as apposed to a layperson. And an understanding of what 'evolution' is. There's what is known. Life changes, we have observed life change. We have experiments showing life changing; we have evidence of life changing; we can change life through animal and plant husbandry. Evolution happens. This is scientifically known and is called evolution. Why life changes and how it changes is much less known and is still being worked on. Now if ID proponents are willing to accept the scientific process to develop hypothesizes based on their ideas, develop experiments to test these hypothesizes, publish the results of these tests in respectable, peer reviewed scientific journals for discussion and debate of the scientific community. Rinse and repeat until a general consensus is reached. I would have little problem with it. The problem I see is that many supporters of ID do not want to wait on this tried and true method of changing the knowledge of science. They want to short-circuit the process and force science classes to teach their ideas without the vetting of the scientific community. Usually based on some idea of conspiracy or persecution by the scientific community, so they need to force it. Now I have heard some concepts of "ID" that are interesting and they are following the scientific model, and I await to see how they fall out and possible get incoperated into our understanding of the development of life on this planet. Will they increase our understanding of evolution, replace it, or some other possible result. It is interesting. But what I have read is way over my head, and I believe much to advanced to be trying to put into high school coriculiums at this time. -------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA --------- | 1 | | --------- Binary Soduko | | | --------- "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" - Cynthia Dunning Confidentiality Notice: This message including any attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete any copies of this message. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:214020 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
