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[Phys-L] Re: Another attack on Evolution



James E Mackey wrote:
I believe there is more controversy about the conclusions of
philosophical evolution,

That's irrelevant.

Here's the deal:

1) Evolution occurs. This is true and important. No honest person
sees any controversy about this.

2) Many crucial facts about biology make sense in terms of evolution
and not otherwise. This is true and important. No honest person
sees any controversy about this.

3) There exist things that evolution does not explain. This is true,
trivial, and utterly unimportant. It in no way calls into question
item (1) or item (2) -- not in the least. You could equally well
say that there are things that Kepler's 1-2-3 law does not explain.
Well, duh!

Let's stop pretending there is controversy where there is none.

Why do we even need to discuss this? The answer is that over the
last 400 years, people have found ways of reconciling their religion
with Copernican astronomy ... whereas quite a few people have not
yet found ways of reconciling their religion with evolution. Maybe
in the next few hundred years they'll figure it out. Until then,
they will fight a rear-guard action, attacking science, attacking
scientists, lying about the observed evidence, and lying about
their own activities.
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