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by David Turell , Friday, November 14, 2008, 17:22 (5642 days ago) @ dhw

George: "We know Chance exists, God is a wee bit more doubtful."
 
> A great response, George, but not to my initial question, which was: "Shouldn't scientists remain objective and tell us what may have happened without insisting that they also know the force that made it happen?" But when a popular newspaper publishes a scientific article quoting a team of authoritative-sounding scientists, it's not so clear where science ends and faith begins. - Exactly. All I have said is that it can be mathematically demonstrated that chance DOES NOT have a chance. Darwin thought the universe was eternal, which allowed him time for his step-by-step method. It takes a certain type of planet with a certain type of sun that ages long enough for life to appear, if we can use Earth as the proper example. There is a finite time to allow this to happen.George appears to think the step-by-step method has infinity to work, which is not the case. George is exhibiting faith in Darwin's method. Reason is not involved.