Limbo writes:
1) Darwinism is a philosophical materialistic/naturalist view of evolution, one which holds that life is an accident, and devoid of meaning. As such it serves as a philosophical framework for all secular religions.
No, it is not!
2) ID is an optional philosophical view of evolution, one which holds that evolution is by design, and hence contains meaning. This "meaning" can then be defined by an individual according to philosophical reasoning or non-secular religion.
Ok, I'll take your word for it.
I have a question about ID. Where do we draw the line and how do we know?
A thousand years ago, the world was flat and everyone knew the world was flat. Below the sheet of the Earth was hell and above was heaven. What was holding up the sheet of the Earth? Godditit, that's what. 500 years ago, the world was round but it was in the center of the universe and the planets were in perfect circular orbits around the Earth. Why did these heavenly bodies move in such manner? Godditit, that's what. 100 years ago, classical physicists encountered what is now known as the ultraviolet catastrophe. Why did the electromagnetic radiation behave in such manner in the short wavelengths of the spectrum? Godditit, that's why. Nowadays, how did life come about or why there are so many species in the world? Well, godditit, that's why.
Do you see the pattern? Where do we draw the line or do we keep moving it back as science is pushing forward?
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I answer yes and I am a physicist wannabe. My explanation is best presented in the TNG episode "Emergence".
This message has been edited by GAW-Snow, 05-17-2005 07:15 PM
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