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To: Dimensio
So intelligent design is non-falsifiable then?

Although intelligent design is often very hard to detect, especially with computer software, it obviously is possible to prove that intelligent design exists, abundantly.

Whether or not it is "falsifiable"...you tell me? If you can't think of a way to falsify it, will you stop believing in intelligent design?

699 posted on 08/17/2005 8:07:24 PM PDT by GSHastings
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To: GSHastings
Although intelligent design is often very hard to detect, especially with computer software, it obviously is possible to prove that intelligent design exists, abundantly.

But how can you demonstrate that intelligent design is present if you can't point to a hypothetical counterexample?

Whether or not it is "falsifiable"...you tell me?

It's not my responsibility to demonstrate that ID is a worthwhile explanation. IF you assert that ID can be detected, it's up to you to demonstrate that it's possible to hypothetically falsify the explanation. An explanation that can't be hypothetically falsified is fundamentally worthless because there's no way to determine what qualifies as evidence for your argument.
711 posted on 08/17/2005 10:07:24 PM PDT by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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