[eleni121]

That would exclude creationism and ID from the discussion

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Senseless dribble.

[WildTurkey]

You decided that the set of theories would be included. That excludes creationism and ID.

[b_sharp]

That would exclude creationism and ID from the discussion "

"Senseless dribble."

Unless they can come up with some testable and falsifiable theories, their exclusion is very true. It does not have anything to do with close mindedness, just science. An example of this is theories such as Lamarckism, Mutationism, and Neutralism, all at one time considered radical. Lamarkism was rejected and Neutralism and Mutationism were both accepted and incorporated into the modern synthesis. That is not being close minded.