intelligent design in Nature

[Richard.Zander at MOBOT.ORG]

Well, purpose is human and we're a bunch of animals. Thus, purpose can be
analyzed scientifically as an aspect of us animals, and probably other
species. The difference is then between purpose and Purpose. The latter we
have no reliable information about since revelation is contradictory.

After I die, I will certainly lay a strong complaint about this, if I have
the chance, with whatever Higher Power manifests itself (or themselves).

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-----Original Message-----
From: P.Hovenkamp [mailto:Hovenkamp at NHN.LEIDENUNIV.NL]
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 8:24 AM
To: TAXACOM at LISTSERV.NHM.KU.EDU
Subject: Re: [TAXACOM] intelligent design in Nature


At 08:55 AM 11/3/2005 -0500, John Grehan wrote:
>  (...)
>The problem I see is that any story about purpose goes beyond science.
>That's the core problem. If purpose is acceptable in science as an
>explanatory mechanisms that goes beyond empirical evidence then there is
>little about Intelligent Design that one could object to.

I just wonder whether we may be allowed to think that John is doing this on
purpose?


Peter Hovenkamp
Nationaal Herbarium Nederland - Leiden
Tel. 071-5274732