At 11:16 AM 10/16/2000, you wrote:
>In a message dated 10/16/2000 1:02:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, DNAunion
>writes:
>
> > >FMAJ: Cool but a non sequitor. We do not have evidence of inteligent
> design
> > as it applies to biology.
> >
> > >Nucacids: Ever hear of Dolly? Ever hear of a transgenic mouse? Or a
> > rabbit that glows green when placed under a black light?
> >
> > >FMAJ: Interesting examples, but none apply to pre-existing biological
> > systems. That humans can manipulate genes is still no evidence that this
> > happened in the past.
> >
> > > DNAunion: Your attempt at changing the subject to save face is noted.
> >
> > >FMAJ: Please explain the relevance of this to evidence of design?
> >
> > DNAunion: Okay stupid. You said, "We do not have evidence of inteligent
> > design as it applies to biology." Nucacids provided you with valid
> > examples of intelligent design in biology. You rejected his valid counter
> > examples to your ludicrous claim, and changed the subject to asking about
> > evidence - apparently empirical - of intelligent design in the past. That
> > much is obvious - you were outright, plainly, no one can deny, purely,
> > unequivocally wrong: and you attempted to divert us all from this fact by
> > playing a typical sleight of hand trick, hoping no one would notice or at
> > least not comment.
> >
>FMA
>So there is evidence that we can intervene in biology in an intelligent
>manner. But my question was "do we have any evidence of ID in biological
>systems"? Of course not. There is no evidence of design in biological systems.
Chris
He's apparently arguing from the obvious fact that we *can* intervene
biologically to "design" life to the conclusion that life *is* designed.
This is an obvious non-sequitur.
However, he could argue from this fact to the conclusion that it is
theoretically *possible* that life on Earth is designed. But, I think most
of us *already* agree that it is *possible* to design life.
The question is not, *Could* life on Earth have been designed? but rather,
*Is* (or *was*) life on Earth designed?
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