On Nov 20, 2008, at 6:57 PM, Michael Luscombe wrote:
> It's also a premise of Darwinism. I've stayed out of this useless 'debate' but I'm tired of seeing this word go by unchallenged.... (and this isn't yelling at you, Michael) There is no such thing as 'Darwinism'. There is the Darwinian theory of evolution, which is a testable scientific theory that has stood up to scrutiny repeatedly, both in the lab and in the field. "Darwinism" is a made-up term favored by the ID crowd to describe a scientific theory as a 'belief system' so that they can frame the entire debate around belief, rather than testable scientific theory. ID cannot stand up to testing because it requires a Sidney Harris 'And then a miracle occurs' step. <http://www.sciencecartoonsplus.com/images/miracle3.gif> It is not testable in the field or in the lab. The only argument that can be made is that 'it is true because I believe it to be true'. (It is creationism, no matter how fancy the verbal dancing around the topic is. Intelligent Design requires an Intelligent Designer, and all the random wanking by ID proponents to the effect that "Oh we're not necessarily saying it's God!" does not make their statement true. If not god then what IS the "Intelligent Designer"? And following that, what is the difference between the Intelligent Designer and God. Is he merely the Jonathan Ive to The Almighty's Steve Jobs?) There is no cult running around professing faith-based belief in the Word of Darwin, there ARE people who believe that Darwin's theory is the correct scientific explanation of what we see in reality. My only and last word on this bit of insanity... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/StrataList-OT?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
