Evolution as Alchemy
An interesting comparison by leading ID expert William Dembski. (Link)
posted by Alan Rhoda @ 2:52 PM
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Demski risks being speared by his own argument. His objection to absence of "causal specificity" in evolution is extremely well-addressed in the literature of the science. His alternative hypothesis, "intelligent design" is justly criticised for failing to propose any kind of mechanism for the design it purports to detect. It has no more causal specificity than alchemy, in fact, somewhat less
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