14 September 2007
Baylor closes ranks, defends Darwin against all lines of evidence
O'Leary
Baylor’s move to shut down Prof. Robert Marks’s exposure of Darwinism as the Enron of biology is a harder line than the institution took seven years ago.
Curiously, the 2000 report on the Polanyi Center (long closed) had actually proclaimed,
” … the committee wishes to make it clear that it considers research on the logical structure of mathematical arguments for intelligent design to have a legitimate claim to a place in current discussions of the relations of religion and the sciences.”
Presumably, Baylor honchos don’t think that any more.
Is that because Bob Marks can actually do it now?
Bill Dembski tells me that the shutdown committee had never suggested that he couldn’t put such papers on his own site.
Go to Bill’s site right now to see the kind of papers questioning St. Darwin’s teachings that Baylor welcomes.
Also:
Canadian journalist David Warren defends Mike Behe and offers “boilerplate” responses to Darwinists.
Portuguese language ID controversy blog celebrates 70 000 visitors
O’Leary’s podcast on why the ID controversy shapes up differently in Canada. Also, a link to dozens of polls on related subjects.
Where did terms like intelligent design and Darwinism come from?
New entries to be added to the Encyclopedia on Evolution in the Light of Intelligent Design
Creation science museum opens in Alberta, Canada
Mother Teresa’s dark night of the soul
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bornagain77
09/14/2007
7:01 pm
eVery Funny,
I guess this is what Baylor (The Baptists Notre Dame) welcomes as far as ID research is concerned?
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O'Leary
09/14/2007
7:27 pm
eHey, bornagain77, why spoil the fun? 77 people should go there first.
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bornagain77
09/14/2007
7:43 pm
eUH OH, so sorry Ms. O’Leary. Please remove the post if you can.
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O'Leary
09/14/2007
8:24 pm
eOh not to worry. At least 77 people have been there already.
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GilDodgen
09/14/2007
8:55 pm
eThe amazing thing is, figuring out that Darwinian mechanisms are bankrupt as an explanation for what they attempt to explain is a trivial mathematical, evidential, and intellectual exercise.
How does one become the president of a university with such a superficial understanding of basic science?
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bornagain77
09/14/2007
9:42 pm
eGil,
Apparently that old adage “Its not what you know but WHO you know” is what is in play here for Pres. Lilley liver….
But this time it seems he may just have to face the music for what he doesn’t know about science!
Shoot, He might even get “EXPELLED” from his job.. LOL
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The material on this post does not necessarily represent the views of, and has not been reviewed or approved by, Baylor University.
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TRoutMac
09/15/2007
7:17 am
eI LOVE the “Enron of biology” line, Denyse! I wonder who plays the part of Ken Lay?
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shaner74
09/15/2007
9:26 am
eGil says:
“….figuring out that Darwinian mechanisms are bankrupt as an explanation for what they attempt to explain is a trivial mathematical, evidential, and intellectual exercise.”
That, in a nutshell, is what really gets to me about this whole debate. There is no reason whatsoever to believe in any type of unguided process at work. It seems a complete disconnect from reality is required to adhere to Darwinism, yet here we have in Baylor *another* case where belief/dogma trumps reason/logic. It’s just so frustrating to watch, especially when you understand what the typical darwinist actually believes! Like yeah, proton-driven rotors just “happen” if you give chance and necessity enough time…pleezzzz.
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j
09/15/2007
10:51 am
eThe Forbidden Equation*
[endogenous information] = [active information] + [exogenous information]
or:
[the information content of the entire search space] equals [the specific information about target location and search-space structure incorporated into a search algorithm that guides a search to a solution] plus [the information content of the remaining space that must be searched]
* At Baylor University.
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Joseph
09/15/2007
10:15 pm
eThe title should read:
Baylor closes minds, defends Darwin against all options by denying any opposing viewpoints.