ID Revisited
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Why they keep doing this, I'll never know. While they're at it, why don't they teach North American Indian creationism? It's a viable alternative!! In fact, I think that the non-teaching of North American Indian creationism is a racial slight towards North America's indigenous population. Why should we favour ID? "Because Darwin's theory is a theory, it continues to be tested as new evidence is discovered. The theory is not a fact. Gaps in the theory exist for which there is no evidence. A theory is defined as a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations. "Intelligent design is an explanation of the origin of life that differs from Darwin's view. The reference book, 'Of Pandas and People,' is available for students who might be interested in gaining an understanding of what intelligent design actually involves. The part about Darwin's theory being a theory is fine, but don't offer an alternative that is not considered credible, nor a testable theory at all. THAT is ridiculous. If they want ID, then I want the Spaghetti Monster[^] taught and offered too. Article[^].
During the industrialisation in the north of england, a particular moth, with light grey-tan wings changed, over time, to having dark grey wings. The reason being soot on the trees from industry. And the moth adapted over time with darker colours being favoured. The selection came from birds who eat the moths. The moths with darker wings did not get eaten as they were better camouflaged. Nunc est bibendum
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During the industrialisation in the north of england, a particular moth, with light grey-tan wings changed, over time, to having dark grey wings. The reason being soot on the trees from industry. And the moth adapted over time with darker colours being favoured. The selection came from birds who eat the moths. The moths with darker wings did not get eaten as they were better camouflaged. Nunc est bibendum
So really it was clever of the Intelligent Designer to have made sure there were light and dark moths around, otherwise if there were only light moths the birds would have eaten them all and made them extinct...
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So really it was clever of the Intelligent Designer to have made sure there were light and dark moths around, otherwise if there were only light moths the birds would have eaten them all and made them extinct...
Strawman? fat_boy didn't say there were both light and dark moths around before the industrialization. You may know something about moths that neither I nor fat_boy do. But from the provided information, you created a strawman. No cookie for you. :) -- Keep talking! You're the fool. I'm the preacher!
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Why they keep doing this, I'll never know. While they're at it, why don't they teach North American Indian creationism? It's a viable alternative!! In fact, I think that the non-teaching of North American Indian creationism is a racial slight towards North America's indigenous population. Why should we favour ID? "Because Darwin's theory is a theory, it continues to be tested as new evidence is discovered. The theory is not a fact. Gaps in the theory exist for which there is no evidence. A theory is defined as a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations. "Intelligent design is an explanation of the origin of life that differs from Darwin's view. The reference book, 'Of Pandas and People,' is available for students who might be interested in gaining an understanding of what intelligent design actually involves. The part about Darwin's theory being a theory is fine, but don't offer an alternative that is not considered credible, nor a testable theory at all. THAT is ridiculous. If they want ID, then I want the Spaghetti Monster[^] taught and offered too. Article[^].
All you need to know about ID is contained in the wedge strategy. It blows away any pretence that it is a scientific idea. Some highlights: Governing Goals * To defeat scientific materialism and its destructive moral, cultural and political legacies. * To replace materialistic explanations with the theistic understanding that nature and hurnan beings are created by God. Five Year Goals * To see intelligent design theory as an accepted alternative in the sciences and scientific research being done from the perspective of design theory. * To see the beginning of the influence of design theory in spheres other than natural science. * To see major new debates in education, life issues, legal and personal responsibility pushed to the front of the national agenda. Twenty Year Goals * To see intelligent design theory as the dominant perspective in science. * To see design theory application in specific fields, including molecular biology, biochemistry, paleontology, physics and cosmology in the natural sciences, psychology, ethics, politics, theology and philosophy in the humanities; to see its innuence in the fine arts. * To see design theory permeate our religious, cultural, moral and political life. If they achieve even one of those goals then your nation will become a laughing stock. Ryan
O fools, awake! The rites you sacred hold Are but a cheat contrived by men of old, Who lusted after wealth and gained their lust And died in baseness—and their law is dust. al-Ma'arri (973-1057)
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So really it was clever of the Intelligent Designer to have made sure there were light and dark moths around, otherwise if there were only light moths the birds would have eaten them all and made them extinct...
There would have been a slight variance in the colour of the moths, in line with the variance of the colour of the bark of the tree on which they lived. As the bark got darker, sodid the moths, because those that stood out got eaten. Now, DNA, the way two organisms combine, and tis combinations ability to occasionally behave randomly, is incredibly simple, and powerfull. This may be an indication of the 'hand of god' who knows, who knows how DNA came about, but, if this is the 'hand of god' it shows a very distant control. ie, 'god' sets up a very simple, powerfull mechanism, and then leaves it for a few millenia to get on with it. So, even if I was to admit that 'god' played a part in this powerfull method, I would not admit that he takes a day to day interest in the runing of the place. Nunc est bibendum
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There would have been a slight variance in the colour of the moths, in line with the variance of the colour of the bark of the tree on which they lived. As the bark got darker, sodid the moths, because those that stood out got eaten. Now, DNA, the way two organisms combine, and tis combinations ability to occasionally behave randomly, is incredibly simple, and powerfull. This may be an indication of the 'hand of god' who knows, who knows how DNA came about, but, if this is the 'hand of god' it shows a very distant control. ie, 'god' sets up a very simple, powerfull mechanism, and then leaves it for a few millenia to get on with it. So, even if I was to admit that 'god' played a part in this powerfull method, I would not admit that he takes a day to day interest in the runing of the place. Nunc est bibendum
I seem to have left off the <ironic> tag - I'm totally opposed to ID, it's nothing more than the "God of the Gaps"[^].
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Strawman? fat_boy didn't say there were both light and dark moths around before the industrialization. You may know something about moths that neither I nor fat_boy do. But from the provided information, you created a strawman. No cookie for you. :) -- Keep talking! You're the fool. I'm the preacher!
Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: No cookie for you. :(( Of course there were variations in colour pre-I.R., the soot just gave preference to the darker ones. Straight-faced irony doesn't seem to come across well in typing...
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I seem to have left off the <ironic> tag - I'm totally opposed to ID, it's nothing more than the "God of the Gaps"[^].
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All you need to know about ID is contained in the wedge strategy. It blows away any pretence that it is a scientific idea. Some highlights: Governing Goals * To defeat scientific materialism and its destructive moral, cultural and political legacies. * To replace materialistic explanations with the theistic understanding that nature and hurnan beings are created by God. Five Year Goals * To see intelligent design theory as an accepted alternative in the sciences and scientific research being done from the perspective of design theory. * To see the beginning of the influence of design theory in spheres other than natural science. * To see major new debates in education, life issues, legal and personal responsibility pushed to the front of the national agenda. Twenty Year Goals * To see intelligent design theory as the dominant perspective in science. * To see design theory application in specific fields, including molecular biology, biochemistry, paleontology, physics and cosmology in the natural sciences, psychology, ethics, politics, theology and philosophy in the humanities; to see its innuence in the fine arts. * To see design theory permeate our religious, cultural, moral and political life. If they achieve even one of those goals then your nation will become a laughing stock. Ryan
O fools, awake! The rites you sacred hold Are but a cheat contrived by men of old, Who lusted after wealth and gained their lust And died in baseness—and their law is dust. al-Ma'arri (973-1057)
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Ryan Roberts wrote: your nation will become a laughing stock In the context of World competition, and from a non-US point of view, isn't the sooner the better?
The great error of nearly all studies of war has been to consider war as an episode in foreign policies, when it is an act of interior politics - Simone Weil Fold with us! ¤ flickr
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Ryan Roberts wrote: your nation will become a laughing stock In the context of World competition, and from a non-US point of view, isn't the sooner the better?
The great error of nearly all studies of war has been to consider war as an episode in foreign policies, when it is an act of interior politics - Simone Weil Fold with us! ¤ flickr
No, the worlds leading democracy collapsing into a theocratic republic would be a bad precident. Hopefully, America is too far gone down the path of materialism for that to happen. I expect this trial isn't going to do the ID movement any good, its a damn dhame its even happening in the first place though. Good quote from this months War Nerd: For some reason, it cheers me up thinking about places like Mauritania. Maybe because Mauritania is what Fresno will look like a hundred years from now. I'll be safely dead -- the good side of being fat with kidney problems -- but all the jocks who messed with me in high school, well, those poor healthy suckers will have to watch the long slide down, watch your grandkids become the goatherds of the 22nd century. I can see it now, tribes of sunburnt feral Anglos wandering around the ruins of Fresno landmarks like Wild Water Adventures, begging Soylent Green packets from the Chinese do-gooders. They'll try hard not to pity you, try to be "understanding" when they visit your campground in the ruins of the giant waterslide park, but they'll hold their hi-tech handkerchiefs to their noses -- there's nothing like the smell of goats in close quarters. They'll barely be able to keep from puking while they listen to your stories about how Fresno used to be a big deal, all lit up, swimming pools everywhere. Ryan
O fools, awake! The rites you sacred hold Are but a cheat contrived by men of old, Who lusted after wealth and gained their lust And died in baseness—and their law is dust. al-Ma'arri (973-1057)
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All you need to know about ID is contained in the wedge strategy. It blows away any pretence that it is a scientific idea. Some highlights: Governing Goals * To defeat scientific materialism and its destructive moral, cultural and political legacies. * To replace materialistic explanations with the theistic understanding that nature and hurnan beings are created by God. Five Year Goals * To see intelligent design theory as an accepted alternative in the sciences and scientific research being done from the perspective of design theory. * To see the beginning of the influence of design theory in spheres other than natural science. * To see major new debates in education, life issues, legal and personal responsibility pushed to the front of the national agenda. Twenty Year Goals * To see intelligent design theory as the dominant perspective in science. * To see design theory application in specific fields, including molecular biology, biochemistry, paleontology, physics and cosmology in the natural sciences, psychology, ethics, politics, theology and philosophy in the humanities; to see its innuence in the fine arts. * To see design theory permeate our religious, cultural, moral and political life. If they achieve even one of those goals then your nation will become a laughing stock. Ryan
O fools, awake! The rites you sacred hold Are but a cheat contrived by men of old, Who lusted after wealth and gained their lust And died in baseness—and their law is dust. al-Ma'arri (973-1057)
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Ryan Roberts wrote: If they achieve even one of those goals then your nation will become a laughing stock. You know, this is what I'm on about with all these posts. It's the fact that there are some well-organized individuals with a mandate to push illogical thinking into mainstream education. They are making a mockery of science, the scientific method and themselves. In fact, I am speechless and aghast that they have even managed to bring this bunk to the level of the courts. What is amazing is that a technologically advanced society like America is even having this debate. For me, it goes beyond even the separation of church and state and reduces to a rather more fundamental problem - that of basic understanding and honesty. To manipulate the facts of something to tailor to some ridiculous agenda lacks honesty, credibility and basic integrity. ID CANNOT be tested scientifically. Anyone can argue this point to exhaustion, but it simply cannot. There is no possibility of finding testable supporting evidence in favour of an "intelligent creator". That is why, after 2000+ years, religion (not just Christian-based ones) still exists. It is a fundamental need for man to have faith. That, in itself, is alright. However, to fly in the face of literally a hundred years of scientific investigation is not only ridiculous, but disturbing. While evolution may not be a perfect theory, it is strongly supported by quantifiable data, good evidence and logical foundations. ID cannot and will not ever be a viable theory because it lacks these basic characteristics. The brilliant parallel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster illustrates this point beautifully.
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All you need to know about ID is contained in the wedge strategy. It blows away any pretence that it is a scientific idea. Some highlights: Governing Goals * To defeat scientific materialism and its destructive moral, cultural and political legacies. * To replace materialistic explanations with the theistic understanding that nature and hurnan beings are created by God. Five Year Goals * To see intelligent design theory as an accepted alternative in the sciences and scientific research being done from the perspective of design theory. * To see the beginning of the influence of design theory in spheres other than natural science. * To see major new debates in education, life issues, legal and personal responsibility pushed to the front of the national agenda. Twenty Year Goals * To see intelligent design theory as the dominant perspective in science. * To see design theory application in specific fields, including molecular biology, biochemistry, paleontology, physics and cosmology in the natural sciences, psychology, ethics, politics, theology and philosophy in the humanities; to see its innuence in the fine arts. * To see design theory permeate our religious, cultural, moral and political life. If they achieve even one of those goals then your nation will become a laughing stock. Ryan
O fools, awake! The rites you sacred hold Are but a cheat contrived by men of old, Who lusted after wealth and gained their lust And died in baseness—and their law is dust. al-Ma'arri (973-1057)
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Why they keep doing this, I'll never know. While they're at it, why don't they teach North American Indian creationism? It's a viable alternative!! In fact, I think that the non-teaching of North American Indian creationism is a racial slight towards North America's indigenous population. Why should we favour ID? "Because Darwin's theory is a theory, it continues to be tested as new evidence is discovered. The theory is not a fact. Gaps in the theory exist for which there is no evidence. A theory is defined as a well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations. "Intelligent design is an explanation of the origin of life that differs from Darwin's view. The reference book, 'Of Pandas and People,' is available for students who might be interested in gaining an understanding of what intelligent design actually involves. The part about Darwin's theory being a theory is fine, but don't offer an alternative that is not considered credible, nor a testable theory at all. THAT is ridiculous. If they want ID, then I want the Spaghetti Monster[^] taught and offered too. Article[^].
I would certainly not allow my children to be taught ID as any thing other than a fanciful distraction from the scientifically valid theory of darwinian evolution. (I am perfectly willing to entertain the possibility that the evolution was consciously directed, but unless that hypothesis is framed in a scientifically testable way, it has no place in a science class) However, I think the world at large is simple going to have to get used to these sorts of culturally oddities arising out of American culture. In fact, in an odd way it makes me feel more comfortable about being an AMerican. I would be very disturbed if I woke up tomorrow and discovered that all the boys down at the trailer park were discussing whether or not hominid bipedalism predated the formation of the great rift valley. I see no harm in challanges being presented to the secularist who are so determined to drive religion out of every last corner of society. I fear them more than I do these religoius nuts. As an AMerican, I am familiar with the religious nuts. The secularists nuts scare the hell out of me. "Capitalism is the source of all true freedom."
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During the industrialisation in the north of england, a particular moth, with light grey-tan wings changed, over time, to having dark grey wings. The reason being soot on the trees from industry. And the moth adapted over time with darker colours being favoured. The selection came from birds who eat the moths. The moths with darker wings did not get eaten as they were better camouflaged. Nunc est bibendum
But it was still a moth. I think the big argument the creationist and ID people have is that there are no such examples of a moth becoming something else regardless of how much environmental stimulation occurs. They do have a point in that speciation is a much more difficult event to prove scientifically. Fossil evidence is not quite as conclusive in that it always leaves gaps. "Capitalism is the source of all true freedom."
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But it was still a moth. I think the big argument the creationist and ID people have is that there are no such examples of a moth becoming something else regardless of how much environmental stimulation occurs. They do have a point in that speciation is a much more difficult event to prove scientifically. Fossil evidence is not quite as conclusive in that it always leaves gaps. "Capitalism is the source of all true freedom."
Stan Shannon wrote: I think the big argument the creationist and ID people have is that there are no such examples of a moth becoming something else regardless of how much environmental stimulation occurs. There are tons of such examples. One such example to consider is how a normal and intelligent male of say age 40 can become a dithering idiot around a drop-dead good looking 21 year old female. Mike "We ain't stuck on stupid." badass Lt. General Russel Honore
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But it was still a moth. I think the big argument the creationist and ID people have is that there are no such examples of a moth becoming something else regardless of how much environmental stimulation occurs. They do have a point in that speciation is a much more difficult event to prove scientifically. Fossil evidence is not quite as conclusive in that it always leaves gaps. "Capitalism is the source of all true freedom."
Microevolution --> supported by evidence Macroevolution --> supported by speculation "Light is a corpuscular group of particles." - Sir Isaac Newton (1600s) "No, you're wrong, light is a wave." - James Clerk Maxwell (1800s) "No, its a beam of negative particles, not a wave." - Philip Lenard (1890s) "Nope, its a stream of photons." - Albert Einstein (1921) "No, it really is a wave and a particle simulaneously." - Prince Louis deBroglie (1929) You need a lot of faith to believe in science too.
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During the industrialisation in the north of england, a particular moth, with light grey-tan wings changed, over time, to having dark grey wings. The reason being soot on the trees from industry. And the moth adapted over time with darker colours being favoured. The selection came from birds who eat the moths. The moths with darker wings did not get eaten as they were better camouflaged. Nunc est bibendum
Could you explain where that intelligence to adapt came from? In this case it is the idea or sensation of color. How does a moth know about its own color or the chemicals to use to change the color? Is that knowledge floating around in the nature or did one moth tell the other, "you stupid moth, change your color fast or get eaten"?
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During the industrialisation in the north of england, a particular moth, with light grey-tan wings changed, over time, to having dark grey wings. The reason being soot on the trees from industry. And the moth adapted over time with darker colours being favoured. The selection came from birds who eat the moths. The moths with darker wings did not get eaten as they were better camouflaged. Nunc est bibendum
Could you explain where that intelligence to adapt came from? In this case it is the idea or sensation of color. How does a moth know about its own color or the chemicals to use to change the color? Is that knowledge floating around in the nature or did one moth told the other, "you stupid moth, change your color fast or get eaten"?
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Could you explain where that intelligence to adapt came from? In this case it is the idea or sensation of color. How does a moth know about its own color or the chemicals to use to change the color? Is that knowledge floating around in the nature or did one moth tell the other, "you stupid moth, change your color fast or get eaten"?
Selection isn't a conscious action. It is a happenstance between the unique properties of some instance and the environment in which it exists. Some moths were lucky enough to be born darker than others. The dark ones lived to reproduce and the light ones didn't. However, there is still a difference between the natural selection of a set of traits within a given species and the creation and reproduction of a completely new species.
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Microevolution --> supported by evidence Macroevolution --> supported by speculation "Light is a corpuscular group of particles." - Sir Isaac Newton (1600s) "No, you're wrong, light is a wave." - James Clerk Maxwell (1800s) "No, its a beam of negative particles, not a wave." - Philip Lenard (1890s) "Nope, its a stream of photons." - Albert Einstein (1921) "No, it really is a wave and a particle simulaneously." - Prince Louis deBroglie (1929) You need a lot of faith to believe in science too.
DolphLundgren wrote: You need a lot of faith to believe in science too. The last statement is provable. All you need is a basic understanding of physics, and you'll agree with it. I'm sure it could be augmented in the future, but for all practical purposes, that statement is true. -- Keep talking! I'm the preacher, you're the fool!