Post #237,593
12/10/05 11:03:20 PM
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Falsifiable, Trueifiable
Can ID be experimentally disproven? No.
Either can evolution. Proving it didn't happen for one instance does not mean it never happened.
Can it be experimentally proven? No.
What about my "DNA pattern lab" example. That is something that could possibly boost it.
Can it be used to predict results? No.
What about the DNA pattern lab? True, finding a pattern would be a bonus rather than necessary, but it shares this trait with anthropic MU, which some consider or treat like science. We may never be able to observe or sample other universes. They may have come before ours, for example. Being able to observe other universes is simply a bonus if it happens.
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Post #237,598
12/11/05 1:47:07 AM
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Patterns... Pattern institute?
An institute that finds patterns in DNA does NOT imply design. A 'seti' type institute investigating ID would only make the investigation of ID scientific; it would not make ID a scientific theory at all. One can make a scientific study of anything at all from fairies to astrology; that does not make fairies, astrology or anything between 'scientifc'.
ID just isn't science.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #237,618
12/11/05 10:23:01 AM
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fairies exist, saw one once
in the blue moon bar.
thanx,
bill
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Post #237,619
12/11/05 10:23:59 AM
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heh, knew where that was going
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
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Post #237,620
12/11/05 10:31:25 AM
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So the teacher asks the kid
Do you have a fairy godmother?
Kid says, No but I have an uncle that we're kind of suspicious of..
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Post #237,644
12/11/05 4:22:52 PM
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They wear boots - ya gotta believe...
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #237,646
12/11/05 4:52:11 PM
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I saw it I saw it with my own two eyes
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Post #237,650
12/11/05 5:02:00 PM
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Well all right now!
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #237,647
12/11/05 4:56:43 PM
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And around here they ride Harleys.
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Post #237,767
12/12/05 1:43:15 PM
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Me too...I watch Bravo....
jb4
shrub●bish (Am., from shrub + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf. BULLSHIT
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