To: Doc Savage
Behe and others make a strong case for intelligent design. As any genetics student can attest to, one finds it difficult to understand how THIS is the end result of random mutation and natural selection.
Shakespeare famously said "There's method in this madness!". I.e. even if mutations are completely random, they still require a certain environment and mutagenic pressure, i.e. chemical composition of the planet's crust, climate, background radiation and insolation etc..
Even for someone who accepts evolution, it isn't contradictory at all to suspect a divine origin. Randomness neither proves nor disproves a God. What is important however, is to distinguish between science and metaphysics.
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02/12/2009 3:58:16 PM PST by
wolf78
(Cranky Libertarian - equal opportunity offender)
To: wolf78
Randomness neither proves nor disproves a God. What is important however, is to distinguish between science and metaphysics.
It may not prove that a god does not exist, but Human Evolution certainly seeks to prove that the literal Genesis is false. That's why atheists can't get enough of it. They love it because it's against what they hate, not because it makes sense, has any proof whatsoever, or is even sound science. It's a theory that opposes the Christian's God; therefor, it is acceptable and must be forced on the masses by government.
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