Re: The Aphenomenon of Abiogenesis

From: Richard McGough (richard@biblewheel.com)
Date: Sat Jul 26 2003 - 11:02:32 EDT

  • Next message: Howard J. Van Till: "Re: The Aphenomenon of Abiogenesis"

    Re post http://www.calvin.edu/archive/asa/200307/0567.html

    Hi Howard. You wrote:

    >Here's a variation of Richard's recent commentary on Abiogenesis.
    >
    >The real question is about ID-biogensis, which is defined as
    >the actualization of Life from inaminate matter through through the
    >non-natural, form-conferring intervention of an unidentified, unembodied,
    >choice-making agent,
    >
    >ID-biogenesis has never been observed in nature or the lab, and we have no
    >scientific theory that predicts it.
    >
    >There are no scientific observations supporting ID-biogenesis.
    >
    >This has nothing to do with our inability to explain known phenomena. It's
    >simply a matter of the lack of evidence that anything like ID-biogenesis has
    >ever occurred.
    >
    >My point is that ID-biogensis is not known to be a phenomenon in the first
    >place. There is no evidence it ever happened.
    >
    >Howard Van Till
    >

    Excellent, Howard. I couldn't have stated it better myself! ROFL :-)

    Abiogenesis and ID-Biogenesis appear to have the same degree of experimental support, with one exceedingly significant difference:

    ID-biogenesis *predicts* the current state of scientific observations whereas abiogenesis is contradicted by it.

    Would you now concur that it was actually Glen Morton who was being "highly inconsistent" when he placed the chemical evolution of elements on the same scientific evidentiary footing as the evolution of life? cf. http://www.calvin.edu/archive/asa/200307/0460.html

    Richard Amiel McGough
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