In a message dated 10/10/2000 4:12:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
rwein@lineone.net writes:
> >[...]
> >
> >Note how it works. Richard (who is an atheist and therefore denies design
> >apriori) calls for evidence for design. Yet when evidence is submitted,
> >Richard say he fails to see it!
>
> Oh Stephen, Stephen. Will you never learn? The fact that I've concluded that
> there's no God does not mean that I deny design a priori. In fact you've
> made *two* logical errors here.
>
> 1) A person who arrives at one conclusion has not a priori rejected the
> contrary conclusion. And he may change his mind in the light of new
> evidence.
>
> 2) Atheism and design are not mutually contradictory, as the designer could
> be an alien species. (For the umpteenth time!)
>
It's interesting how Stephen on one hand seems to claim that ID says nothing
about the designer but on the other hand seems to insist that an atheistic
viewpoint denies design a priori. Somwhat inconsistent imho.
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