Re: Behe, Dennett, Haig debate at Notre Dame 1/2

Jim Bell (70672.1241@CompuServe.COM)
02 May 97 11:35:36 EDT

Good post, Russ. You wrote:

<<About Pim's statement above, as far as I know it has not been shown that
irreducibly complex systems as described by Behe could have evolved.
What has been done is that possible evolutionary paths have been
postulated, but this does not constitute positive proof of the theory.
To my knowledge, no evidence exists that can be used to support that
assertion conclusively. (Pim: If you know of specific evidence that
conclusively proves Behe's argument false, please provide it.)>>

Agreed. We are not looking for postulations, which amount to an old
evolutionary ploy, what I call the "one-can-imagine" spin. We hear that all
the time. Imagination is not what we're asking for here, but proof. Behe has
documented the lack thereof.

We can see this very thing in Keith Robison's piece, which is what Pim is
relying on, viz.:

"[I]t is possible to posit such an evolutionary process."

Same old song and dance.

Jim