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To: js1138
You don't have to give your religious or philosophical beliefs to do science.

Tell that to the judge and the plaintiffs in this case. They seemed to be very interested in the defendant's and expert witnesses religious beliefs. But I was not referring to scientists religious or philosophical beliefs. I was referring to ID scientists' interpretations of scientific data, which are anathema to the reigning orthodoxy.

ID is a parasitic meme that feeds on the research done by mainstream science.

Are you saying that research and articles in scientific publications are not for public use and interpretation by all scientists?

Cordially,

1,908 posted on 12/21/2005 12:01:16 PM PST by Diamond (Qui liberatio scelestus trucido inculpatus.)
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To: Diamond
I was referring to ID scientists' interpretations of scientific data, which are anathema to the reigning orthodoxy.

Grow up and stop sounding like a liberal victim. Controversies rage in science all the time. People get shunted aside for all kinds of reasons.

My point is that science goes where the data is available. Science will always go after reearch projects that generate new data. The problem with ID is it has no ideas that generate research proposals. You don't even need money or credentials to suggest lines of research.

1,921 posted on 12/21/2005 12:14:27 PM PST by js1138 (Great is the power of steady misrepresentation.)
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