Re: [asa] Timaeus- ID isn't "God of the gaps"

On 11/7/08, mrb22667@kansas.net <mrb22667@kansas.net> wrote:
> Quoting John Burgeson (ASA member) ---who I think was quoting Randy
> below...
>
I don't try to put words in Randy's mouth! <G> I was not quoting him
as much as trying to articulate where his presentation led me.

I had written:
>> "ID" is a strong form of "id." Advocates of ID claim that the design
>> can, at least possibly, be detected (I can go along with this much --
>> note the word "possibly"). Many (most?) ID advocates go beyond this,
>> however, claiming that the word "possibly" has been falsified (IOW
>> intelligent design HAS been detected).

Merv observed:
> If I may knit-pick at a logic issue in choice of terms above: actually
> "possibly" is not falsified in the event that ID is shown. It is
> strengthened.

I used the wrong term. I should have said "removed" rather than
"falsify." I think I am technically correct but could have worded it
better.

jb

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Received on Fri Nov 7 16:01:04 2008