Re: [asa] serious talk about ID and TE

Hi Steve,

“To me, that's not even an interesting question. The interesting questions are:

1. How did the design come about?

2. How do we understand God's action in the answer to question 1? “

As I've said before on this list, I'm not committed to a particular kind of answer to question 2, and I actually don't care how it turns out. My main objective in my writing on the subject is to examine the scientific claims of those who do care about the outcome to see if they're telling the truth.

Probably because I'm a biologist, I'm all about question 1. And the reason I have so little regard for ID is this: almost none of its main proponents is able/willing to tell the truth about evolutionary biology, and I think it's because their commitment to an answer to question 2 forces an "answer" to question 1. Specifically, many (most? all?) ID thinkers have already ruled out "naturalism" with regard to the explanation for design in biological systems. “

I fully agree that question 1 is far more interesting. But I think there is a question even more interesting than that one – If something was designed, how and why did it influence evolution? The interface between design and evolution increasingly absorbs my attention to this day.

And it's not "all," as I certainly don't rule out "naturalism."

- Mike Gene

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Received on Fri Aug 29 23:49:32 2008