Re: Wells and Nelson's article

Joel Cannon (cannon@alpha.centenary.edu)
Thu, 1 Jan 1998 10:56:54 -0600 (CST)

Paul Nelson wrote:
>
> Glenn:
>
> The point of our article ("Homology: A Concept in Crisis," _Origins &
> Design_ 18 [1997]:12-19) is that neo-Darwinists claim that homology
> can be explained naturalistically, without recourse to design. The only
> way a naturalistic explanation can succeed, however, is to provide a
> naturalistic mechanism.

Paul:

Would you please explain the distinction between a natural and
naturalistic mechanism. Would the Copernican explanation of the
observed motion of the planets be natural or naturalistic?

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