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To: SampleMan

What a steaming pile!

ID has absolutely nothing to do with science, it's not a theory (it's an opinion) and this article does nothing but reinforce the position that creationists and IDers (as if there's a difference) understand nothing of evolutionary theory.

Ahh, well. That's as collegial and polite as I can be in the face of such utter lunacy.


11 posted on 03/29/2006 8:14:46 PM PST by Filo (Darwin was right!)
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To: Filo
...it's not a theory (it's an opinion)...

Except that science does not have a corner on the market on the word *theory*. ID qualifies as a theory in the general sense of the word. From Merriam-Webster Online:

Main Entry: the·o·ry
Pronunciation: 'thE-&-rE, 'thi(-&)r-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ries
Etymology: Late Latin theoria, from Greek theOria, from theOrein

1 : the analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another
2 : abstract thought : SPECULATION
3 : the general or abstract principles of a body of fact, a science, or an art
4 a : a belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action b : an ideal or hypothetical set of facts, principles, or circumstances -- often used in the phrase in theory
5 : a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principle or body of principles offered to explain phenomena
6 a : a hypothesis assumed for the sake of argument or investigation b : an unproved assumption : CONJECTURE c : a body of theorems presenting a concise systematic view of a subject

26 posted on 03/29/2006 8:36:50 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Filo

Sorry, but you just proved EVOLUTION is a religion, and not science.

You didn't address any of the scientific inferences once. You only got offended when your religion got attacked.

Evolution is not science, it is a false belief.


80 posted on 03/30/2006 3:00:21 AM PST by RaceBannon ((Prov 28:1 KJV) The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.)
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