Intelligent Design theory is a valiant effort to marry science with faith. However, as for any theory, to be acceptable as potentially valid science it must be falsifiable. It is incumbent on proponents to conceive of a theoretical proposition, a prediction from theory which could be tested empirically and potentially disproven. Just pointing to fascinating phenomena, no matter how many, does not qualify as empirical data, and without data there is no science.
As soon as a materialist can show any system by which hundreds of complex amino acids can appear by chance and also appear in a cell membrane I might start to take abiogenesis seriously. Mathematical odds of even one small chain appearing by chance is 10 to the 164th power. There are “only” 10 to the 80th power atoms in the observable universe.
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Oh king! Live forever!!
Just yesterday I was marveling at what a tiny little seed such as a tomato seed or acorn, once planted in soil and watered, will eventually grow into. That’s true for every species of plant. It sure isn’t accidental........