Fw: Phillip Johnson (and Methodological Naturalism)

From: Michael Roberts (michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk)
Date: Wed Oct 15 2003 - 02:05:28 EDT

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    > Thanks for these, but you haven't answered my question on what all this
    says
    > about Wells ID and DI, but I think I know what you think and I concur.
    >
    > I prefer Charles Hodge's attitude in 1874 after he wrote "What is
    Darwinism
    > ?" which is the best anti-evolution book ever written. He was relieved
    that
    > Asa Gray, an evolutionist, reckoned that Hodge had been totally and fair
    in
    > his treatment of Darwinism. That was more important to Hodge than whether
    > Gray agreed with him. What a wonderful attitude! Hodge was wrong over
    > Darwinism in my opinion shared by Gray! But he was scrupulously
    > honest.That's far more important than being right!
    >
    > Michael
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "Sarah Berel-Harrop" <sec@hal-pc.org>
    > To: "Michael Roberts" <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk>
    > Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 6:30 PM
    > Subject: Re: Phillip Johnson (and Methodological Naturalism)
    >
    >
    > > On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 16:45:57 +0100
    > > "Michael Roberts" <michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk> wrote:
    > > >Precisely. What does this say about Wells and DI and also ID. I think
    > > >Wells has more Ph Ds than most of us so he cannot hide behind
    > > >incompetence. If he is not incompetent then what is he?
    > > >
    > > >How does this compare withn Haeckel on embryology?
    > >
    > > Michael: See, eg
    > >
    > > http://pharyngula.org/comments/9_0_1_0_C/
    > >
    > >
    > > Keith,
    > >
    > > You may be thinking of Coyne's letter to the editor of
    > > the Pratt Tribune, here:
    > > http://www.jodkowski.pl/ka/PrattTribune005.html
    > >
    > > Or Coyne's Nature review of Wells' book, here:
    > > http://www.answersinscience.org/Coyne-IconsReview.htm
    > >
    > >
    >



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