Re: intelligent design (fwd)

From: Joel Cannon (jcannon@jcannon.washjeff.edu)
Date: Sat Jul 01 2000 - 09:07:27 EDT

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    > From: Bryan Cross <crossbr@SLU.EDU>

    > > > Dawkins writes, "Darwin made it possible
    > > >to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist." If Darwinism requires intelligent
    > > >direction, then Dawkins couldn't make that statement.
    > >
    >
    > In response to David and Joel, of course, I wasn't agreeing with Dawkins's
    > statement, just giving an example of the way in which Darwinism is typically
    > portrayed by scientists as needing nothing more than law and chance. Neither the
    > existence of atheists prior to Darwin nor the religious beliefs of Darwin himself
    > nor the identification of the argument from design with Christianity are relevant
    > to my point.
    >

    Bryan:

    Do you diagree with Dawkins statement? Why?

    I will be out of town for until at least July 7 so you and others will
    be spared a quick reply.

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