Of Baramins and Baloney 27 (Last word)

April 26, 2009 by Dr. Mc.

[Don,]
I guess I missed your “evidence” for the creationist/Id explanation of the Cambrian explosion.

I guess I missed the part where I denied evidence, simply because you have not presented any evidence.

I guess I missed the fact that I denied any cracks in the dike. On the contrary, I fully understand that evolutionary theory has plenty of unresolved issues. I understand that it probably will, like all theories, be discarded someday in favor of a better one. Unlike you, I also understand that cracks in this theory are absolutely not the same thing as evidence for your theory. Evidence for your theory will require hypotheses (of which you have none), predictions (again, none), and new observations (again, none)

I guess you missed the part where the folks in those papers I cited had hypotheses, stated those hypotheses, tested those hypotheses, and found new evidence that supported the theory of evolution. Too bad.

You have a very different view of evidence from me. You have an idiosyncratic definition of information. I have pointed those facts out to you, but I see no evidence that you wish to recognize those problems with your positions.

From another form, discussing ID/creationists, here is a statement that resonates for me:

they just can’t accept that their core organizing belief does not and cannot contribute to a scientific understanding of the world - and take that to mean that science is an enemy of that belief.

Think about it. Just because your worldview is incapable of doing what science can do (you know, generate testable hypotheses and get new observations and accept or refute the hypothesis), that is not a good reason to rail against science.

cheers

Mark*
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Mark,
You have the last word.
Don Mc
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[Don]
I have no delusions that is true
cheers
Mark

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