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by David Blacklock
Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:04 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Technology and Evolution
Replies: 65
Views: 12602

Canuck says: It can not prove or disprove intelligent design or guidance external to the process itself. DB: You're right Canuck asks: Do you recognize lines between philosophy and science in this regard? DB: Philosophy has declined significantly in influence in the last two centuries as Science has...
by David Blacklock
Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:38 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Technology and Evolution
Replies: 65
Views: 12602

Hi Bart....I stand by my snowflake analogy. I'm undoubtedly not giving the word design the full gamut of powers here you might think it deserves. Patterns show design. In the case of a snowflake, it represents the tendency of molecules to aggregate according to rules of physics. Iron ore to outboard...
by David Blacklock
Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:39 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Technology and Evolution
Replies: 65
Views: 12602

Gman says: Anyways they really aren't my questions... I'm reading this out of Behe's book "Darwin's Black Box".. DB: Regardless of what mainstream scientists might think of that book...it is over ten years old, isn't it? Behe, himself, might not make those particular quotes any more. Gman ...
by David Blacklock
Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:56 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Technology and Evolution
Replies: 65
Views: 12602

Thanks for the reply, Gman. Although you say homologies for those 30 proteins have not been found, this website says otherwise. They have provided a detailed chart with homologies shown. http://www.pandasthumb.org/archives/2006/09/flagellum_evolu.html Those of us in and around science, but not in a ...
by David Blacklock
Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:11 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Facts and Opinions (Karyotype Discussion)
Replies: 53
Views: 12774

Jackspratt said:
"made such a stupid suggestion as evolution"
"evolution is baloney"
"evolution remains entirely nonsensical"

DB: I'll have to devote considerable time to compose a reply to these thoughtful contributions.
by David Blacklock
Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:03 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Technology and Evolution
Replies: 65
Views: 12602

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_flagella Introductory resources As not every reader will be very familiar with the relevant molecular systems and proteins, I have included some background links that should help bring readers up to speed. To have any hope of following the article, readers s...
by David Blacklock
Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:54 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Technology and Evolution
Replies: 65
Views: 12602

Gman says: "Perhaps a better discussion would be is how did a rod, rings, bushings, a hook, and a rotor turn into the parts of the bacterial flagellum? I would like to know that answer..." I can provide resources that give the answer, but I think it would require an advanced degree in mole...
by David Blacklock
Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:47 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Facts and Opinions (Karyotype Discussion)
Replies: 53
Views: 12774

answering Gman

Gman: "...ID is a theory..." From the scientific definition of a theory, it is not. A theory in science carries much more weight than the dictionary use of the word. For a concept to be called a theory in science places it at the top of the heap. It doesn't get any better than that. A legi...
by David Blacklock
Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:14 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Facts and Opinions (Karyotype Discussion)
Replies: 53
Views: 12774

Kurieuo says: "Actually IC does not suggest such a thing" Then I guess I've been misled Kurieuo says (continuing): "but in line with Behe, attempts to get those who adhere to methodological naturalism to put their money where their mouth is by providing the "how" in support ...
by David Blacklock
Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:36 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Facts and Opinions (Karyotype Discussion)
Replies: 53
Views: 12774

Gman said: "I'm still worried about the evolutionists... How are we going to get them to change their minds...when they make claims that science isn't philosophy-free?" I don't have a comment about "they make claims that science isn't philosophy-free" - but I know how you might g...
by David Blacklock
Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:01 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Facts and Opinions (Karyotype Discussion)
Replies: 53
Views: 12774

An article of interest. My feeling is that belief in evolution is no different than belief that any other branch of science is doing their job. These religious scientists feel the same: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=2&articleID=00002D9C-D592-150E-959283414B7F0000 "...
by David Blacklock
Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:47 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Facts and Opinions (Karyotype Discussion)
Replies: 53
Views: 12774

Who said anything about brainwashing?
by David Blacklock
Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:03 pm
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Facts and Opinions (Karyotype Discussion)
Replies: 53
Views: 12774

I did not write this, nor would I have.
by David Blacklock
Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:29 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Technology and Evolution
Replies: 65
Views: 12602

>>to think that to produce intelligence doesn't require intelligent input is absurd<<That>>we are the most advanced technology ever designed<< We obviously are the most intelligent on earth, but that's not the only measure of advanced technology by a long shot. There are probably not many species th...
by David Blacklock
Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:17 am
Forum: God and Science
Topic: Evolution disproved
Replies: 40
Views: 9522

to Jackspratt

Thank you for your thoughtful reply. I have read most of your originally posted thoughts. I saw what I believe to be frequent errors. Unfortunately, I'm not a professional in nolecular genetics, and I think that's what it would take to correctly answer your very specific presentation. Perhaps you co...