Reflewctorites
On Thu, 19 Oct 2000 14:47:00 -0500, Chris Cogan wrote:
>>SJ>Here is a test of "dogmatism". I have in the past stated that I am prepared
>>to admit that I could be completely wrong about theism, Christianity, ID
>>and/or creationism and that atheism, Darwinism, and/or naturalistic
>>evolution could be completely right.
>>
>>I have invited Chris and other atheists to similarly state publicly that
>>they could be completely wrong about atheism, Darwinism, and/or naturalistic
>>evolution and that theism, Christianity, ID and/or creationism could be
>>completely right.
>>To date, AFAIK, no atheist has been willing to admit this.
[...]
CC>Whether I admit that I could be wrong about something depends one whether I
>think the negation of what I *do* hold is logically possible. I don't
>believe that the various mainstream Gods of Christianity *are* logically
>possible....
>
>ID is a different matter, but it depends on what variant of ID is being
>asked about. Since Jones' variant depends on his variant of Christianity,
>I'd have to reject it outright as being logically impossible. ....
>
>Creationism, as a Christian doctrine, cannot be true because the God
>involved cannot exist ...
Congratulations to Chris. He has passed the test of dogmatism with flying
colours!
Steve
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"Biologists must constantly keep in mind that what they see was not
designed, but rather evolved." (Crick F.H.C., "What Mad Pursuit: A
Personal View of Scientific Discovery," [1988], Penguin: London, 1990,
reprint, p.138)
Stephen E. Jones | Ph. +61 8 9448 7439 | http://www.iinet.net.au/~sejones
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