Posted on 06/22/2006 1:28:41 PM PDT by Tim Long
600 dissenters sign on challenging claims about support for theory
More than 600 scientists holding doctoral degrees have gone on the record expressing skepticism about Darwin's theory of evolution and calling for critical examination of the evidence cited in its support.
All are signatories to the Scientific Dissent From Darwinism statement, which reads: "We are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural selection to account for the complexity of life. Careful examination of the evidence for Darwinian theory should be encouraged."
The statement, which includes endorsement by members of the prestigious U.S. National Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Sciences, was first published by the Seattle-based Discovery Institute in 2001 to challenge statements about Darwinian evolution made in promoting PBS's "Evolution" series.
The PBS promotion claimed "virtually every scientist in the world believes the theory to be true."
The list of 610 signatories includes scientists from National Academies of Science in Russia, Czech Republic, Hungary, India (Hindustan), Nigeria, Poland, Russia and the United States. Many of the signers are professors or researchers at major universities and international research institutions such as Cambridge University, British Museum of Natural History, Moscow State University, Masaryk University in Czech Republic, Hong Kong University, University of Turku in Finland, Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Mexico, University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, Institut de Paleontologie Humaine in France, Chitose Institute of Science & Technology in Japan, Ben-Gurion University in Israel, MIT, The Smithsonian and Princeton.
"Dissent from Darwinism has gone global," said Discovery Institute President Bruce Chapman. "Darwinists used to claim that virtually every scientist in the world held that Darwinian evolution was true, but we quickly started finding U.S. scientists that disproved that statement. Now we're finding that there are hundreds, and probably thousands, of scientists all over the world that don't subscribe to Darwin's theory."
The Discovery Institute is the leading promoter of the theory of Intelligent Design, which has been at the center of challenges in federal court over the teaching of evolution in public school classes. Advocates say it draws on recent discoveries in physics, biochemistry and related disciplines that indicate some features of the natural world are best explained as the product of an intelligent cause rather than an undirected process such as natural selection.
"I signed the Scientific Dissent From Darwinism statement because I am absolutely convinced of the lack of true scientific evidence in favor of Darwinian dogma," said Raul Leguizamon, M.D., pathologist and professor of medicine at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
"Nobody in the biological sciences, medicine included, needs Darwinism at all," he added. "Darwinism is certainly needed, however, in order to pose as a philosopher, since it is primarily a worldview. And an awful one, as Bernard Shaw used to say."
Do you know what a 'guess' is? It is a guess. It is not a statement of fact. But so far, you have only brought forth one unauthorized, unscientific study whose authors won't respond to phone calls and one is even indicted by the FBI, for fraud, I think.
It is a peer reviewed article that has not been retracted nor has any scientific evidence been produced to overturn the results. So it stands.
"The IP group had a higher pregnancy rate as compared to the no-IP rate "
I thought that it was against "Christian moral code" to engage in IV-embryo transfer?
Of course, I do. That is why I pointed out that it was a guess, and a wrong one at that.
Wrong. That's the difference between you and me. When I sin, I ask for forgiveness and it is granted. You don't ask and you don't get.... In the end, you'll be the slug.
I think the study you linked to refuted yours.
You lose the argument and now produce red herring. Wave it frantically for all I care. It does not matter. The results speak for themselves.
Jhn 8:11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.
But you did say something, so what is your point? Guess you just thought you should be a judgemental buttinski and admonish me? Why don't YOU play like a nice mom and try having a reasonable conversation with balrog666 while he bashes your beliefs? I might hang around to watch that.
I just reviewed my posts. I think you have me mistaken for someone else.
You seem to feel that you can figure out who is going to go to Hell, and what is more, you will laugh about it...this is what you stated...
First of all, you have no idea where anyone else is going to go, and secondly, the fact that you delight when someone may be going to Hell is just plain awful...
Hang around all you want...its FR, you can hang around on any thread that you want...
OF, you should know this, but creationists never ever back up their assertions with facts. Right, demkicker?
God didn't have to give references to Moses, did he? Now why should the creationists have to do otherwise?
I raised a legitimate question. If it is against the Christian moral code to support IV-embryo transfer, how can moral Christians pray for a procedure that is not morally allowed by their God?
Where are the atheists? How can you tell them from the rest of us?
He gave a reference. His link refuted his study. His study was unethical, unscientific and one of the 'authors' has been indicted by the FBI for fraud. I would give dem a courtesy ping but his last post to me was full of red-font fradulant claims about how I was harrassing him even though I have only posted to him a handful of times today.
Nice work, if you can get it.
Some folks believe its not that easy.
How's your karma?
What judge forbade debate on evolution?
It's getting late. I have to apologize to demkicker for my last post. I morphed him and another poster into my one reply to you.
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