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To: Reuben Hick

BTW, why do you assume that anyone believing in evolution doesn't believe in intelligent design? The two (despite your insults to the contrary) are not inconsistent. You must first understand that evolution does not go beyond the point at which the first living organism has been formed. The origin of life could be a result of intelligent design even if evolution is completely true. Furthermore, you seem to believe that evolution must necessarily proceed via random processes. Not true. The theory of evolution in its modern form states that mutation and natural selection is a primary mechanism (but not the only one) for speciation. It actually does not make any reference to purposelessness or randomness. The question of purpose is actually outside the realm of science. Science will never be able to determine whether there is purpose behind evolution. Please avoid such sweeping generalizations in the future. Not all people who study science and believe that the theory of evolution is an accurate and useful explanation for many observations in the biological sciences are "God haters."


612 posted on 12/13/2004 5:56:34 AM PST by stremba
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To: stremba
Not all people who study science and believe that the theory of evolution is an accurate and useful explanation for many observations in the biological sciences are "God haters."

I'd go further than that. The words "God haters" are unpleasant and emotionally loaded and have no place in this debate at all regardless of whom they are applied to. (unless Reuben can unearth evidence of a sect that specifically espouses God Hatred and show that members of that sect are posting here.)

613 posted on 12/13/2004 6:15:05 AM PST by Thatcherite (Conservative and Biblical Literalist are not synonymous)
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