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"The ToE is the very underpinning of much of the natural sciences. If you don't think that an understanding of biology or genetics is 'in any way valuable,' why should we listen to your opinion of what is or is not science?"

ToE makes up a large part of natural history. It definitely does not serve as an "underpinning" of hard sciences like physics or chemistry. Contrarily, evolution would be based on these sciences, rather than vice versa.

It is not necessary to embrace universal common descent in order to understand biology or genetics. Darwin made useful and valuable contributions to science, but the entire theory is not central to natural science in the way you are claiming.

49 posted on 02/01/2006 11:19:10 AM PST by unlearner (You will never come to know that which you do not know until you first know that you do not know it.)

It is not necessary to embrace universal common descent in order to understand biology or genetics

Yes it is.

51 posted on 02/01/2006 11:22:29 AM PST by Right Wing Professor (When your mind's made up, nothing's more confusing than lots and lots and lots of facts.)