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To: Diamond; general_re
The question I keep asking myself is how to quantify something that we intuitively decide all the time, which is, how we determine whether something is accidental or caused by an intelligent agent.

What I conclude from this exercise is that there is not yet a reliable test for determining the presence of intelligent design. That being the case (at least at this stage of our knowledge) it seems that ID "theory" is not yet a theory, because it can't be reliably tested. Thus, ID remains conjecture, and those who claim that it's a valid alternative to evolution are a wee bit premature. At this stage, evolution stands alone, as the only scientific theory that accounts for the diversity of life on earth. (As always, if new information is discovered, this conclusion may change.)

690 posted on 04/29/2003 10:41:46 AM PDT by PatrickHenry (Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.)
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691 posted on 04/29/2003 2:07:10 PM PDT by balrog666 (When in doubt, tell the truth. - Mark Twain)
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