Re: [asa] ?s on practical theory-making

It is an interesting hypothesis. But the same hypothesis could be raised without any appeal to ID.

It would be scientifically invalid to propose that if their hypothesis is true, that this proves the existence, or evidence for a designer. In other words if they show that centrioles function like turbines and produce a vortex, this does not in anyway prove that they were designed for this function.

Jack Syme
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Collin R Brendemuehl
  To: asa
  Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 7:37 AM
  Subject: [asa] ?s on practical theory-making

  It seems ID wants to appeal to pragmatism, eg., perhaps treating cancer.
  http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=490
   
  Many naturalist evolutionists I read appeal to any of pragmatism, empiricism, or Darwinism as an unquestionable orthodoxy.
   
  So I'm curious: What is happening in your laboratories and classrooms?

  Sincerely,

  Collin Brendemuehl
  http://www.brendemuehl.net

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Received on Wed May 28 07:57:42 2008