DNAunion: An anti-IDist e-mailed a question to me *privately*. When I tried
to repsond directly to that one person, *privately*, I could not because he
or she had "killfiled" or otherwise blocked me. Therefore, since I assume
the person really did want an answer, I will post my reply publicly - so that
he or she can read it from the Calvin archives - but will refrain from
revealing his/her actual identity.
>>>[anti-IDist who blocked me] Who are you and what are your publications?
DNAunion: Just as others here and elsewhere wish to protect their identity,
so do I, so I will not explictly reveal who I am, nor will I do anything that
would identify who I am indirectly. All I will say is that my two areas of
study in college were biology and computer information systems. I believe my
full qualifications are irrelevant as long as I can back up my statements
with valid scientific material. Does it really matter if I "flip hamburgers
at McDonalds" if I can present *mainstream* material that shows that
enantiomeric cross inhibition is a real issue for the purely-natural origin
of life on Earth? I don't expect people to necessarily accept my word for
something (which is one reason I typically quote a lot), as I don't accept
their own if it does not "jive" with what information I have been exposed to.
It is the ability or inability to back up one's position that makes or
breaks the argument, not their identity. (Of course, there are also times
when inference, and not fact, enter the picture, in which case those on both
sides are free to come to their own conclusions).
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