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To: Clemenza

Ah, and evolution does?

The term "creationism" here is used to refer to IDers. IDers don't hold that the world was made in 6 days. They also don't denounce that biology and adapting played some roll.

So what, exactly, is your beef?

Or were you over-reacting a bit?


5 posted on 03/23/2005 11:04:04 PM PST by MacDorcha ("Do you want the e-mail copy or the fax?" "Just the fax, ma'am.")
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To: MacDorcha

The assertion of "intelligent design" is a topic which goes beyond science. Why? Because it is not possible to design an experiment which could potentially falsify the claim of intelligent design. Any scientific theory must possess this property of potential falsifiability. If a theory does not posses this property then the scientific method is not applicable and it therefore falls outside the scope of science. This doesn't not necessarily mean that it is not true. It just means that science has nothing to say about it and can say nothing about it.

Personally, I am partial to the idea of intelligent design, but this is a matter of faith, not science and therefore does not belong in a science class.


15 posted on 03/23/2005 11:16:55 PM PST by Avenger
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