a plea to stop (Re: [TAXACOM] intelligent design in Nature)

[Doug Yanega]

Jerry Bricker wrote:

>Which god are we talking about?  Thor, Odin, Ra, Heart of Sky, or
>Plumed Serpent?

Let's PLEASE not go there. We don't need another religious exchange here.

If you wish to pursue such a thread, then at LEAST limit your
comments to scientific observations that refute ID. For example,
nearly everything in "The Origin of Species" that dealt with
domesticated plants and animals (whenever someone raises ID, simply
ask them this: "If things don't evolve, and were designed perfectly
before mankind appeared on the scene, then how do you explain corn?").

There isn't a school teacher in the world that could answer that
question without admitting that evolution works; that mutations arise
spontaneously, and mutants can be acted upon by selection, both human
and natural. Moreover, NOTHING biological is perfect, especially not
humans, thus there is no proof of intelligence. End of debate, at
least as far as biology goes.

Peace,
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Doug Yanega        Dept. of Entomology         Entomology Research Museum
Univ. of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521-0314
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