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Author Topic:   What constitutes Intelligent design?
MikeMcC
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Message 18 of 61 (448665)
01-14-2008 7:20 PM
Reply to: Message 17 by ICANT
01-12-2008 10:22 PM


Re: No Merit !
I assume a believer of creationism would claim irreducible complexity in somethings seen in nature.......if someone could tell me the difference between that and laziness I'd love to hear it!

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MikeMcC
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Message 23 of 61 (448979)
01-15-2008 8:18 PM
Reply to: Message 22 by Percy
01-15-2008 1:47 PM


Re: No Merit !
You're too soft on him man! haha
Let's take a trip back in time here....back to the inquisition. Do you know why Galileo was in such hot water? It was because he claimed that that earth was not the centre of the universe.
This went against all teachings of the church and created doubt. So all of a sudden god didnt make the sun rise and fall.
Nowadays nobody would claim that god makes the sun rise and fall. They accept the earths place in the solar system and universe, but they're moved onto different things.
Where ever there is a lack of knowledge, god automatically fills it by default. As soon as there is an explaination for it which completely excludes god, theists and creationists move on to another poorly understood area. I believe it's termed 'the god of gaps'.
So the next time you find something you think science cant explain, such as what was present before time existed as we know it, just remember that, yes we're not there, not yet anyway. Look at how much science has explained which was once accredited to God. Think about how much more we'll understand about the universe in another 100yrs!
The gaps god fills are getting smaller all the time. Where is he? What's he up to now? Has he stopped creating wonders and left us to our own demise? Is he approaching retirement?

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