That is a great explanation. To expound a little: ID says in part that if we don't understand something, it must be supernatural. Science says we don't understand because we don't have all the evidence or knowledge required to understand. If this is true, where does the supernatural fit in to any explanation? What would cause us to believe in God if we think this way? If everything can be defined by natural explanations, then where is God?
I don't believe ID is correct nor do I believe in a young earth. I also don't know where to draw the line between the natural and the supernatural explanations.
Sheila
bivalve <bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com> wrote:
> The article further states:
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> Perhaps the most significant shift would be in the very definition of science - instead of "seeking natural explanations for what we observe around us," the new standards would describe it as a "continuing investigation that uses observation, hypothesis testing, measurement, experimentation, logical argument and theory building to lead to more adequate explanations of natural phenomena."
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> While I don't agree with the new trial, isn't that what science is?
The key change is the deletion of the phrase "natural explanations". ID advocates want to allow non-natural explanations. Actually, I would agree that such explanations cannot be excluded a priori; however, theological considerations suggest that non-natural explanations will be either bogus (astrology, erroneous antievolutionary claims, etc.) or else not amenable to scientific experimentation (e.g., Biblical miracles, which were situation-specific).
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0345 USA
bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com
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