Religions > Atheism > Letter to the Editor: 'Intelligent design' disregards science
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Religions > Atheism |
| User: |
"Jason Spaceman" |
| Date: |
10 Mar 2005 04:53:15 AM |
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Letter to the Editor: 'Intelligent design' disregards science |
From the article:
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I followed Sherman's suggestion to "dig a little deeper" and visited
one of the Web sites he recommended (http://www.discovery.org). The
site contained a lot of literature pointing out limitations of
"neo-Darwinism" (evolution caused by natural selection on random
mutations), but presented no positive scientific evidence for
intelligent design. This is very much like running for office by
criticizing your opponent without offering any constructive ideas of
your own. This lack of supporting evidence is not surprising.
Explanations invoking God (and who else could an "intelligent
designer" be?) are out of bounds for scientists. Plenty of scientists
are religious; but to be scientifically valid, their work must be
based on what they can observe and test in the natural world.
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Read it at
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/view/letters/1437308.shtml
J. Spaceman
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