Do I believe in evolution?
Of course, I believe that organisms have changed over time. I certainly believe in evolution in that sense. But I am skeptical about unguided evolution -- the idea that natural selection and random mutations have produced the major changes in the history of life we observe without any guidance or design. In fact, in peer-reviewed scientific publications, many scientists have expressed doubts about the creative power of natural selection and random mutation. I think that students in learning about the modern version of Darwin's theory should learn why scientists have these doubts. Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of scientific theories is a matter of basic scientific literacy. And there are scientific weaknesses in modern Darwinian theory.
Therefore, ID along with other competing theories is IN. Only the flat earth materialists who believe there is nothing in-material, like intelligence, would question this to the point of censuring science so that it cannot study these kinds of questions.
So what am I implying.
1. I believe in evolution as described
2. I question if natural selection / random mutations can account for the information needed to create life as we know it.
3. Guidance and design are a part of reality around us and account for development not random chance.
4. I think all viewpoints in contention should be the subject of science. So all views are in. Flat earth materialists who think there is nothing like intelligence, which is not material want to deny us freedom of scientific study. All they can do is call names and commit logical fallacies. So this is what I am implying.
Edited by shadowhawk, 04 April 2015 - 02:26 AM.