Bertvan@aol.com wrote:
> to'; Steve Crawford
> Hi Steve
>
> [skip]
> Many scientists believe in a lack of design, and this belief is a part of
> their science. It determines where they look for answers. For instance,
> regarding most of the genome as "junk" is justified by belief in the
> nonexistence of any design. [skip]
>
> Bertvan
> http://members.aol.com/bertvan
Recognizing the reasonable and responsible approach followed by both of you in
expressing your differences (or is it seeking a deeper understanding of the
other's position?) ... I believe you might appreciate the below thought (heard
somewhere many years ago). It jumped into my mind upon reading the use of so
called "junk" in the above paragraph.
This being the unscientific practice of over-zealous researchers to arbitrarily
assign a name ("junk") to their ignorance (the information content, if any, of
yet to be deciphered/understood DNA code) and then presenting it to the public
as if it were knowledge.
Thanks for allowing this extraneous interruption. Now back to your always
interesting discourse.
Dave Bradbury
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