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To: Fester Chugabrew
Calling the theory of evolution a "science" - calling something a thing which it is not

Ah, but evolution IS a science. It's the best explanation of how we got here, given the evidence available. It's modified as new information is discovered, ideas discarded or confirmed.

Personally, I don't see a problem with a Divine input into this process. There is, however, no evidence of a 6-day Creation, a global Flood etc etc: ie, th Biblical account of Creation is simply a story, no more than that.

49 posted on 10/14/2006 2:43:01 PM PDT by Da_Shrimp
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To: Da_Shrimp

There are many scientific disciplines that may be used to support the philosophy of history known as "the theory of evolution." As a whole however, the theory of evolution is not science. It isn't even useful as a so-called science. If one wants usefulness and progress out of science, then he should take up intelligent design, without which the universe would be neither useful nor intelligible.


53 posted on 10/14/2006 2:49:28 PM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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To: Da_Shrimp
I like your post.

The quibble I have about "Divine input" is that in order for it to be seen as a valid part of how nature behaves and scientific, there must be some understanding of how and where it happened. Eventually, it has to be measureable.

It is insufficient to wave hands and say God did it. One must be able to say, "ah it happened here at this time, and all the evidence points to it."

The burden for the creationists/IDists is that "God did it" can be used by the uneducated any time they like to "explain" anything they don't understand. Since GDI explains everything, it explains nothing.

69 posted on 10/14/2006 3:05:16 PM PDT by thomaswest (Thank god for evolution! Without it, we wouldn't be here.)
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