tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852435042471273114.post8953771450619824392..comments2009-12-14T12:32:37.405-06:00Comments on Chasing a Runaway Toad: Kicking the Sacred CowVictor Allen Wintershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12663495006661713723noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852435042471273114.post-38348406639994802262008-12-14T14:13:00.000-06:002008-12-14T14:13:00.000-06:00Bit of a delay in that driveby, no?Hogan is not re...Bit of a delay in that driveby, no?<BR/><BR/>Hogan is not religious, and in fact said that he thought the book on ID would be "good for a laugh", but as he read it he said "some" of the arguments seemed to make sense to him, which is why he looked into it farther.<BR/><BR/>And also, it should be noted, he isn't doubting evolution per se, he is doubting the gradualist approach as put forward by Darwin, and now enshrined by countless institutions. He points out that fossil geologists have great difficulty gibing with thenotion of gradualism since he entire fossil record is effectively quantized. He gives no alternate explanations since no concerted research has been done on the possibility that this is so, however he does point out where the invisible fabric lies, and why we should seriously doubt gradualist ideas.<BR/><BR/>So why don't you take a deep breath and re read it? And read his references (as I did). You'll find out that there IS in fact a problem, now of the size of a white brontosaur, sitting in the room and being ignored by the loud humming and singing of evolutionary biologists.<BR/><BR/>FYI I am an Atheist. I do not believe in any God or Gods. And I have trouble with the gradualist idea given current mountains of evidence to the contrary.TimothyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06653338304100921775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852435042471273114.post-70877907125020856132008-09-06T11:01:00.000-06:002008-09-06T11:01:00.000-06:00Concerning evolution / ID and the big bang. Then I...Concerning evolution / ID and the big bang. Then I quit reading... <BR/><BR/>Most of the ID/Creationism authors are using the same silly arguments again and again.<BR/><BR/>I will use one example from another blogger - What you will think if your government pay $ 500 000 for scientific research to find out why in city of X cases of allergy and asthma are increased and after the research the scientist explain to you shortly “The cases of allergy and asthma in the city X are increased by the Gods will (or by the will of the Intelligent Designer if you like it more)” isn’t that neat o? And why when one of your family members is missing you are reporting in the police and not suggest that he was taken by Holy Ghost like Elias?<BR/><BR/>For me case is closed - http://talkorigins.org/indexcc/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852435042471273114.post-41874679973937280592006-12-03T12:55:00.000-06:002006-12-03T12:55:00.000-06:00Yes, That is exactly--or at least much of--Mr. Hog...Yes, That is exactly--or at least much of--Mr. Hogan's point. (Oh, and when I said Asimov, I meant mister, as in Issac, not the magazine. I like the magazine, though I prefer the old Analog's.Victor Allen Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12663495006661713723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852435042471273114.post-59458677310807051892006-12-02T12:21:00.000-06:002006-12-02T12:21:00.000-06:00...hard sci-fi doesn’t interest me often—Asimov pu...<i>...hard sci-fi doesn’t interest me often—Asimov puts me to sleep.</i><br /><br />Sacré bleu! I love my <i>Asimov's</i> subscription. But I've noticed in the Asimov's forums that if an author presents a politically incorrect view--even if he has research to back it up--he gets blasted.<br /><br />If Gallileo were alive today, it wouldn't be the church pinning him down, it would be his fellow scientists.Ballpoint Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052642068447293589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852435042471273114.post-58295843794421523682006-11-28T16:52:00.000-06:002006-11-28T16:52:00.000-06:00I agree, and thank you (though whether or not my b...I agree, and thank you (though whether or not my blog fulfills that promise is yet to be seen).Victor Allen Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12663495006661713723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6852435042471273114.post-67808688002166550162006-11-27T19:21:00.000-06:002006-11-27T19:21:00.000-06:00My take is that science is a tool. It is only as g...My take is that science is a tool. It is only as good as the folks making use of it. Wasn't it Einstein who said "if I'd only known, I'd have been a locksmith?"<br /><br />Samuel Adams (1775) is known for the declaration that "patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." But the same can be said of science, when in the hands of scoundrels. It certainly can be said of religion, which is my field.<br /><br />Your blog promises to be interesting.tom sheepandgoatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519896568648043000noreply@blogger.com