Genome complexity: DNA repair mechanisms (Introduction)

by dhw, Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 11:47 (3100 days ago) @ David Turell

dhw: I'm not sure how much I can rely on your “sense”, but you do believe in common descent, and so even if you are right about the “many”, my question would relate to how many of the remaining few share your belief in a 3.8-billion-year programme/divine dabbling for all the innovations, lifestyles etc. But you have already answered that in such a way as to make it clear that even among the evolutionary ID-ers you consider to be your supporters, you are actually pretty isolated.-DAVID: They generally don't like the idea of theistic evolution, which places them closer to Tony. But I use their concept of information driving life, and they call for a designer, just as I do.-Just to remind you of our starting point: I have suggested that cellular intelligence is the driving force behind evolution, as opposed to your divine 3.8-billion-year computer programme and/or divine dabbling. You have granted odds of 50/50, but are adamant that you are right, and “Theists will join me, and I remain with the claim that all the ID scientists are on my side.” Now it appears that most ID scientists don't even share your belief in evolution, let alone in the 3.8-billion-year computer programme, so you are left with dabbling, which without common descent (which you believe in) becomes separate creation. I have to agree with you, however, that all ID scientists share your belief in ID.