GDR writes:
I'll just say that there has been no one who has seen a meme....
A 'meme' is a conceptual term that is applied to things we do experience - music, words etc. But as I said, it is a tentative positive hypothesis. No one - not even Dawkins himself, I'm sure - would argue that the meme concept is cast iron at this point. The arguments and debates over the true value/role of memetics continue as we speak.
However, when it comes "goddidit" it's all too clear that the existence of God is NOT up for discussion, despite the fact that has never been any empirical evidence of him. Furthermore, due to this lack of any empirical evidence, "goddidit" makes no positive claims, instead relying on "gaps" in scientific knowledge.
Seriously, can you not see the difference?
You make the classic mistake of equating religion and science. A given hypothesis (like the meme) is not seen as "fact" just because someone argues it. It may or may not become accepted only after being challenged and dissected. It will also always be subject to possibility of rejection at a later date.
Is the "God hypothesis" similarly up for discussion amongst YECs?
Edited by RickJB, : No reason given.