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Re: In the interest of full disclosure...
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The author of this article also reveals science illiteracy at best and bias at
worst in describing evolution as positing a "random" force at work in shaping
variations. Darwin's theory of descent with modification postulated the
principle of natural selection by analogy with the selection occurring in
domesticated animals, the ability to live and breed and have descendants do the
same. In no way may it be considered that whether an organism succeeds through
natural selection is a random affair, as the advantages and disadvantages of
any particular organism are tested through the requirement for survival and
reproduction. It should not surprise, then, that Dr. Behe found this interview
to be congenial.
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> My views about creationism should at this point be fairly well established,
> but I came across this piece in the local paper today.
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> http://www.postgazette.com/magazine/20010208behe6.asp
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> The Pittsburgh Post Gazette isn't exactly a rigorous scientific journal, so
> the inclusion of this article shouldn't be taken to equal legitimacy. In
> addition, Dr. Michael Behe's theory of intelligent design does nothing to
> explain where the intelligent designer came from, and he also seems
> uninterested in the theory of punctuated equilibrium, among others, since
> his comments come across as a refutation of basic Darwinian evolution rather
> than current theory.
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> Dave!
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