Religions > Atheism > Commentary: Evo-devo next big thing, not intelligent design
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"Jason Spaceman" |
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07 Jan 2006 07:12:56 AM |
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Commentary: Evo-devo next big thing, not intelligent design |
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Jan. 7, 2006. 01:00 AM
JAY INGRAM
It seems that scientists are taking the offensive in the controversial
issue of evolution versus intelligent design. And it's none too soon.
Intelligent design (ID), the creationism of the 21st century, has
grabbed headlines, as school boards across the United States
considered adding it to high school science courses or textbooks, on
the pretext that it represents an alternative to the Darwinian theory
of evolution.
But the ideas are not alternatives. Of all the coverage of intelligent
design, very little actually explored the differences between ID and
science. Now, those crucial differences are being highlighted in
recent articles in Science, Natural History and Skeptical Inquirer.
It really all comes down to evidence. A scientific theory, like
evolution, stands or falls on the basis of the evidence gathered for
or against it. ID claims to have collected evidence against evolution,
but those claims — how can something as complex as this have evolved
by random mutations? — are mere words. The proponents offer no
detailed scenarios for the creation of complex living systems, except
that some unidentified "designer" must have had a hand in it. But,
there are no artist's initials, no trademark of creation, just the
excuse that evolution couldn't have generated it.
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08 Jan 2006 08:42:36 AM |
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Jason Spaceman wrote:
From the article:
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Jan. 7, 2006. 01:00 AM
JAY INGRAM
It seems that scientists are taking the offensive in the controversial
issue of evolution versus intelligent design. And it's none too soon.
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Jay Ingram knows his stuff and is usually a good read (he used
to host the science show "Quirks and Quarks" on CBC Radio), but
MAN, he has got to have one of the most annoying voices I've
ever heard in my life.
It's a voice made for literature.
Bob Dog
Atheist #153 = 1^3 + 5^3 + 3^3
EAC's chief cook and brainwasher
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"Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,
it's just a goddamned piece of paper!"
- George W. Bush, US President
"I've never seen a pro-choicer bomb any churches. Have you?"
- Aaron Kinney, speaking on Eric Rudolph
"The best thing about the Left Behind books is the way the
non-Christians get their guts pulled out by God."
- 15-year-old fundamentalist fan of the books
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| Title: Re: Commentary: Evo-devo next big thing, not intelligent design |
08 Jan 2006 09:57:04 AM |
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Jason Spaceman wrote:
From the article:
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Jan. 7, 2006. 01:00 AM
JAY INGRAM
It seems that scientists are taking the offensive in the controversial
issue of evolution versus intelligent design. And it's none too soon.
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Jay Ingram knows his stuff and is usually a good read (he used
to host the science show "Quirks and Quarks" on CBC Radio), but
MAN, he has got to have one of the most annoying voices I've
ever heard in my life.
It's a voice made for literature.
Bob Dog
Atheist #153 = 1^3 + 5^3 + 3^3
EAC's chief cook and brainwasher
-----
"Stop throwing the Constitution in my face,
it's just a goddamned piece of paper!"
- George W. Bush, US President
"I've never seen a pro-choicer bomb any churches. Have you?"
- Aaron Kinney, speaking on Eric Rudolph
"The best thing about the Left Behind books is the way the
non-Christians get their guts pulled out by God."
- 15-year-old fundamentalist fan of the books
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