On 1/29/07, Keith Miller <kbmill@ksu.edu> wrote:
> Below is an essay by Jonathan Wells on Evolution Sunday. I post
> without comment.
Sigh, how much ignorance can one find in a single letter/essay...
> But experiments have consistently failed to support the hypothesis
> that variations (including those produced by genetic mutation) and
> selection (natural or artificial) can produce new species, organs and
> body plans.
Incorrect
> And what may have once looked like solid evidence for
> universal common ancestry (fossils, embryos and molecular
> comparisons) is now plagued by growing inconsistencies. It is
> actually the Darwinists who brush aside these awkward facts who
> "embrace scientific ignorance."
The evidence for common ancestry is strong and what science has found
is that 1) the origin of life may have involved a community 2)
horizontal gene transfer may have muddled the tree. Despite all this,
science has uncovered a strong common ancestry signal.
>Despite their differences, both of these
> groups accept a central tenet of Christian theology: Human beings
> were designed and created in the image of God.
>
> Darwinism denies this.
Darwinism denies nothing of the kind.
Wells is doing more damage with his ignorance to science and religion.
Nevertheless, it is clear that he is keeping his promise to Moon to
'destroy Darwinism'.
Obviously Wells must be unaware of St Augustine.
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