Re: paleonet ID in the Classroom

[Nancy Meyer <marsglow@xxxxxxxxx>]

I defy you to state a theory that would prove intelligent
design.
--- bivalve <bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com> wrote:
> >>>ID is for people who insist that there is some sort of
> purpose woven into the history of Nature.  
> 
> >  >No.  The modern IDers insist that there are some
> features of life 
> >  >(bacterial flagella, metabolic pathways etc) or the
> Universe 
> >  >(supposedly fine-tuned for life) that can not be
> explained by 
> >  >evolution/naturalism.  Therefore, "True" science must
> include 
> >  >supernaturalism.
> 
> The current ID movement insists on the impossibility of
> evolutionary continuity (at least most of the time;
> consistency is not a priority).  Thus, they generally
> reject the claim that there is a purpose woven into the
> history of nature; rather, they claim that there is a
> purpose inserted into or imposed on nature.  
> 
> In contrast, a view more in accord with traditional
> Christianity sees God working out purpose through both
> natural and supernatural events.  Coming from this
> viewpoint, one could accept all of evolution as a natural
> process, while believing that God is in control of the
> process.  Also, this view does not necessarily imply that
> the purpose or control will be accessible to scientific
> investigation, contrary to the claims of modern ID.  
> 
> Ironically, the ID phenomenon shows that science can
> examine certain claims of supernatural action.  ID claims
> can often be shown to be scientifically wrong.  The claim
> "supernatural action takes place" cannot be tested
> scientifically, but the claim "supernatural action occurs
> in a certain repeatable way with such and such physical
> consequences" can be.  
> 
>     Dr. David Campbell 
>     Old Seashells 
>     University of Alabama 
>     Biodiversity & Systematics 
>     Dept. Biological Sciences 
>     Box 870345 
>     Tuscaloosa, AL  35487-0345 USA
>     bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com
> 
> That is Uncle Joe, taken in the masonic regalia of a
> Grand Exalted Periwinkle of the Mystic Order of
> Whelks-P.G. Wodehouse, Romance at Droitgate Spa
> 
> 
> 

"The United States is in no sense founded upon the Christian religion." - George Washington


		
__________________________________ 
Do you Yahoo!? 
Make Yahoo! your home page 
http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs