Much better explanation than I could have done. My thoughts exactly. The "intelligent design" people cannot accept the notion that mutations might be random. They are totally rigid in their thinking that randomness cannot occur. It is similar to a coin toss. Gamblers think that they can control the result by emotion or praying to God.
> The "intelligent design" name has a specific meaning to the folks that > made > it up. They defined it as mutually exclusive from evolution, so that's why > people are thinking that way. > > Look up what it really means at > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_design. > > "Intelligent design is the assertion that 'certain features of the > universe > and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an > undirected process such as natural selection.' It is a modern form of the > traditional teleological argument for the existence of God, modified to > avoid specifying the nature or identity of the designer. Its primary > proponents, all of whom are associated with the Discovery Institute, > believe > the designer to be the God of Christianity. Advocates of intelligent > design > claim it is a scientific theory, and seek to fundamentally redefine > science > to accept supernatural explanations." > > Kristyne > > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
