Eric,

Please pay attention. I shall reiterate for your benefit...

ID can not be tested scientifically. It is faith, not science. The issue
that is always ignored is that ID is a dead issue scientifically, as it has
already asked its questions and been shown to be empty of scientific
meaning. There is nothing there to test, even if it were testable.

That would be why on earth not.

The fact that there are patterns in nature and that some people are
confused into interpreting that as design is not supportive of the theory,
which is why it was mentioned. In addition, the fascinating line of inquiry
is why people are so easily confused by ID, not ID itself. I apologize if I
did not make that clear.

Mark Janzen
Registrar/Collections Manager
Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art
Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection
Wichita State University
(316)978-5850


                                                                           
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From: "Mark Janzen" <[log in to unmask]>

> Uuummm..No. There is no room for a serious scientific study of
intelligent
> design in nature.

Why on earth not?  You say it yourself:

> It is true that there are patterns in nature. It is true that those
> patterns lead some to conclude that there is intelligence at work. It is
> also indeed a fascinating line of inquiry.

So why not pursue it?

--Eric

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