Is Intelligent Design a Bad Scientific Theory or a Non-Scientific Theory?

Tech Central Station ^ | 11/10/2005 | Uriah Kriegel

[Junior]

The numbers of folks doing these things, compared with the size of the general population, is relatively small, and the effects can be "absorbed" on that scale (though on the personal scale it still leads to lack of trust and ostracization from the social group). No society would survive if such were taking place on a large scale, which is why societies have codes (most not Divinely inspired) to discourage such actions.

[Thatcherite]

If there is no God, then there is no morality.

So you say. I'm glad that your fear of divine punishment is keeping your murderous impulses in check.

Ever wonder why atheistic socialism had no problem murdering millions?

Ever wonder why down through the ages men have had no problems justifying mass-murder in the name of religion? Did you ever hear of the inquisition? Or the slave-trade? (slavery being codified in the Bible of course)

[ml1954]

Or is there a possibility that what God stated in Exodus Chapter 20 is the God's honest truth?

Is Exodus Chapter 21 God's honest truth?

[Doc Savage]

Based on this Coyoteman is a retrograde moron able to copy big words from a dictionary; his faulty logic however is nothing more than secular anti-christ jingoistic social darwinism,...in other words BS!

[JohnnyM]

once again, this whole conversation has been in regard to Ichy's post on classifying hominid skulls and obviously there is difficulty in doing so, or there would be no issue. We are not talking about modern chimps and humans.

To somehow say those skulls were ape,human, or somewhere in between is probably not possible given only the skull and no supporting skeleton or other info.

JM

[Junior]

"Gott mit uns" (God with us) was the motto of the Germany army in WWII.

[RogueIsland]

Ever wonder why atheistic socialism had no problem murdering millions?

Probably for the same reason devout religious folk in Spain had no problem torturing "confessions" out of helpless women by burning, impaling, stretching on the rack, breaking on the wheel, and genital mutilation -- the human race has some serious issues it needs to confront.

[Sun]

What's the difference if they call ID science or not? I call it truth.

The evolution theory has never been proved, so that just might be junk science.

[Junior]

I'll agree with you there.

[Cincinna]

We always called it "Divine Design" .
It is not scientific theory, but a theological, metaphysical concept.

[xzins]

What I find most troubling is that creationists believe everyone would act depraved if it weren't for God keeping us in check

Actually, I do believe God is preventing evil from becoming as bad as it could. Some day that restraining hand will be lifted and we (or our descendants) will get to see the full power of the dark side....in ourselves and also from the dark spiritual powers and principalities who also exist.

Too much information....right? :>)

[zeeba neighba]

Yet Junior just said mankind is not born depraved. Must be a bad air day.

[CarolinaGuitarman]

Ok, you can stop pinging me on this. I said I was wrong about Genesis 1 and 2 as far as the stone tablets were concerned.

[P-Marlowe]

Attributing such rules to the Almighty might make them more palatable to those unable or unwilling to think rationally (which, unfortunately, is the great majority of the species), but that does not necessarily make them Divinely inspired.

I appreciate your skepticism. Obviously you are not a believer and obviously you make no claim to be a follower of Jesus. I have no problem with atheists and agnostics who profess a disbelief in the authority of Scripture. My problem is with those who claim to be followers of Jesus, yet they do not believe his words.

I have a problem with those who profess to be Christians, yet they publicly profess to disbelieve the Word of God and call God a liar.

[Thatcherite]

We are not talking about modern chimps and humans.

What are we talking about then? What are these skulls that aren't modern chimps or humans, according to you? Why do we never find any ancient chimps or humans? Just these skulls that look a bit different from either...

[Junior]

If there is no factual basis for the Creation story in Genesis, then that would make God a liar ...

Only if you assume God wrote Exodus. You are making assumptions and then drawing conclusion on those assumptions. GIGO.

[zeeba neighba]

I have a problem with those who profess to be Christians, yet they publicly profess to disbelieve the Word of God and call God a liar.

They love the best seats in the synagogue, and the praise of their fellow man. so sayeth the Lord.

[Gumlegs]

We invite your attention to post 304 on this thread.

[RogueIsland]

The existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre says that "If God is dead, everything is permitted."

Well, if Sartre said it, then I suppose Hell is other people too. Having lived in apartments before, I can at least confirm that Hell is noisy neighbors.

[Tom Bombadil]

first error...second error...third error

Thanks.