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To: MortMan

A scientist who does not believe in the scientific method is no more a scientist than a priest who does not believe in God is a priest. They are both pretenders.


42 posted on 10/12/2005 12:54:48 PM PDT by orionblamblam ("You're the poster boy for what ID would turn out if it were taught in our schools." VadeRetro)
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To: orionblamblam

The analogy is problematic because it equates FAITH (the belief in something without evidence) with SCIENTIFIC JUDGEMENT (the belief in something due to evidence, as informed by the scientific method).

One must be allowed to question any scientific theory, within the bounds of the scientific method. One must also be allowed to broach the questions that may or may not bridge the observable - such as "What made the big bang happen".

I am not arguing one side or the other between ID and evolution, but am instead saying this analogy of apples to oranges doesn't work.


43 posted on 10/12/2005 1:07:06 PM PDT by MortMan (Eschew Obfuscation)
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To: orionblamblam
A scientist who does not believe in the scientific method is no more a scientist than a priest

Should you teach that the bacterial flagellum evolved?

59 posted on 10/13/2005 7:33:15 AM PDT by Tribune7
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