On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:29:48 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> On 4/20/2011 22:06, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:26:31 +0200, andrel wrote:
>>
>>>> And what is the hypothesis? That a particular protein didn't evolve?
>>>> Or that some intelligence actually created that protein?
>>>
>>> That there are proteins (etc.) that didn't evolve by natural
>>> selection. Or even weaker that their presence is easier explained by
>>> design than as a result of natural selection. (hijacking Occam's
>>> razor).
>>
>> No, that's not correct.  Just because something can't be explained by
>> evolution (assuming it were found) doesn't mean ID is how it occurred.
>> What it means is we don't understand the process by which it occurred.
> 
> That was exactly my point. Everyone on the goddidit side believes
> there's only evolution or god.

Yep, that was the way I was reading what you were saying - I just 
couldn't resist the temptation to speak up (having recently read _The God 
Delusion_, it was fresh in my mind). :)

Jim

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