And why is what someone with a PhD in Germanic languages has to say on the subject germaine? I think this goes toa point raised in another thread, since there is just so much stuff on the web published by anyone who can write in html, or not in many cases, just linking to a web site is not really support for a position.
Why should Dr. Martin's pronouncements be given any more weight than my own or Ned's?
Me writes:
The persons who most resemble Galileo in this day and age are the kids that drop coins from the tops of long stairwells.
As the dearly departed Jerry Don Bauer would surely recognise, this is one of the oldest arguments from analogy in the book.
They laughed at Galileo, and he was right.
They laugh at me.
Therefore, I am right.
Michael Shermer writes:
They laughed at Copernicus. They laughed at the Wright Brothers. Yes, well, they also laughed at the Marx Brothers. Being laughed at does not mean you are right.
So how does that site in anyway address the point that the church impeded and persecuted Galileo for his research? It is in fact impressive that it fails ro mention the church once, simply characterising those who opposed Galileo as "educated, intelligent men defending the scientific status quo."
In fact that piece seems to be positioning itself to argue that those researching ID should be given 2000 years of grace twiddling their thumbs until the 'patented design detector' is invented and the supporters of ID are vindicated.
TTFN,
WK
This message has been edited by Wounded King, 05-18-2005 06:13 AM