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Fri Dec-03-04 10:21 AM
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| 66. the most important distinction is that intelligent design... |
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Edited on Fri Dec-03-04 10:21 AM by mike_c
...proposes purposeful change. Evolution is not a purposeful process. Some of the mechanisms of evolution, e.g. natural selection, have predictable consequences but most do not. It's a mistake to think that organisms have evolved toward some "goal." Even the most benign presentations of intelligent design assume the designer had some objective in mind. This is not just a philosophical issue-- intelligent design is inconsistent with much observed evolution.
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