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To: ItCanHappenToYou

Let's get this straight before we break our brains any further. A theory equals a theory. ID and evolution are actually on equal footing since they are both theories that are plausible. To say that ID is not plausible is simply closed minded. I am willing to accept that Evolution might be right, and that does not change my religious opinions. Can you say the same about ID?


958 posted on 12/28/2004 5:49:14 PM PST by RichardMoore
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To: RichardMoore
ID and evolution are actually on equal footing since they are both theories that are plausible.

No. A theory becomes a theory from the hypothesis after many facts are analyzed to support the theory. ID has no supporting facts.

961 posted on 12/28/2004 5:52:48 PM PST by WildTurkey
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To: RichardMoore

What hypothetical observation would falsify the "theory" of ID?


966 posted on 12/28/2004 5:58:57 PM PST by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!Ah, but)
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To: RichardMoore

A theory in science is not the same thing as a theory in common usage. Theories are the apex of scientific findings. This is why Relativity is still a theory. A theory is a scientific framework consistent with the evidence that scientists can use for making predictions or for directing research.


978 posted on 12/28/2004 6:15:07 PM PST by Junior (FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC)
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To: RichardMoore

Except that ID is not a theory because it makes no predictions that would allow falsification. ID makes no predictions that would distinguish itself from evolutionary theory.


1,099 posted on 12/28/2004 10:32:48 PM PST by Doctor Stochastic (Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
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