Bill:
>Seems to me it is difficult to mention ID without mentioning the nature
>of the ID. If we insert space aliens, gaia, or whatever into the chain of
>command all we do is add another layer to the bureaucracy but still end
>up with the problem of first cause.
Bertvan:
Personally, I don't anticipate seeingthat problem of "the first cause"
answered. But surely we can come closer than "random mutation and natural
selection".
Bill:
>These days scientists are like preachers in that neither has the guts to
>admit they don't understand something and refuse to pool their ignorance.
Bertvan:
Well said. Except for philosophical naturalists, most people have no
trouble admitting their ignorance. Perhaps ID will produce a new breed of
biologists.
Bertvan
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