tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post112571734209611428..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Intelligent Design in AustraliaBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1125876472006536372005-09-04T19:27:00.000-04:002005-09-04T19:27:00.000-04:00Thanks -- I hadn't heard of Pastafarianism until n...Thanks -- I hadn't heard of Pastafarianism until now. It's hilarious. I was in stitches by the time I got to the "pirate regalia".Ben Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1125771250379380072005-09-03T14:14:00.000-04:002005-09-03T14:14:00.000-04:00I really think you nailed the importance of the ID...I really think you nailed the importance of the ID contribution to science, Lyn - it pushes the argument beyond the facade of "raw data" and "brute facts" to where the issues really lie, namely in the ideological and philosophical grids that are used to organize and interpret data. Without evaluating the merits of the positive argument they offer for their cosmology, their criticisms are really worth listening to, in my opinion.Sharad Yadavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12150204571738424517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1125749224740065262005-09-03T08:07:00.000-04:002005-09-03T08:07:00.000-04:00I think an attendant issue that ID raises is that ...I think an attendant issue that ID raises is that the scientific method of investigation is only one way to discover truth and reach conclusions. There is the historical method, there is philosophical reasoning. A valid point by non-evolutionists is that many scientists are blinded by their philosophical commitment to naturalism. The Spaghetti Monster theory, while humorous at points, is basically a mockery of "faith without reasons." Well, Christian faith has it's reasons, and can rightly challenge the accepted beliefs on our origins. Whether ID is the proper vehicle for this remains to be seen. LynLynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11998346902027037420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1125732037026899252005-09-03T03:20:00.000-04:002005-09-03T03:20:00.000-04:00Ben,Have you heard about the parody religion, past...Ben,<BR/><BR/>Have you heard about the parody religion, pastafarianism, that has emerged in response to the intelligent design movement? Very funny. Check it out here: http://www.venganza.org/index.htm <BR/><BR/>And already there is a wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Spaghetti_Monster <BR/><BR/>May you be touched by his noodly appendage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com