RE: Use of words crucial to debate
Jason Bode (jason_bode@hotmail.com)
Thu, 29 Jul 1999 10:30:26 MST>Bertvan: However, whether a scientist believes in purpose will influence
>where he looks for new answers.
>
>Pim: But not as a scientists as much as a religious person. "purpose" or ID
>has little or nothing to contribute to science/
>
>Bertvan: A scientist not believing in purpose will be quite content with
>"random mutation and natural selection" while a scientist believing in
>purpose will look for more complex, rational mechanisms-mechanisms which
>relate to all of nature.
>
>Pim: Or as we see, they will ignore reality in favor of their faith
>interpretations of His words.
>
>Bertvan: No scientist believing in purpose would be content to label 95%
>of the genome "junk".
>
>Pim: Unsupported assertion. That people need to find "purpose" is more a
>human problem. That some insist on finding purpose even when evidence is
>lacking is quite indicative of this problem.
Oh, an unsupported assertion, somewhat like your above statements? Say your
first paragraph? Oh, and why is searching for purpose a problem?
Jason
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