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posted by martyb on Thursday February 14 2019, @06:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the scientific-method dept.

Earlier this month, a long kept list of Ph.D. scientists who “dissent from Darwinism” reached a milestone — it crossed the threshold of 1,000 signers.

“There are 1,043 scientists on the ‘A Scientific Dissent from Darwinism’ list. It passed the 1,000 mark this month,” said Sarah Chaffee, a program officer for the Discovery Institute, which maintains the list.

“A Scientific Dissent From Darwinism” is a simple, 32-word statement that reads: “We are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural selection to account for the complexity of life. Careful examination of the evidence for Darwinian theory should be encouraged.”

https://www.thecollegefix.com/more-than-1000-scientists-sign-dissent-from-darwinism-statement/


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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @07:49PM (7 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @07:49PM (#801161)

    Loonies often claim that they're only asking questions. The thing is that those questions have usually already been answered out in the real world, but to people who were raised in an alt-Christian, anti-science, cult, science is just something those Liberals do.

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  • (Score: 0, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @07:56PM (6 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @07:56PM (#801166)

    Loonies like Galileo right? Everyone knew the bible was the true word of God so it must be right.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @08:13PM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @08:13PM (#801174)

      Holy false equivalency! They laughed at the Wright brothers, and they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

      • (Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @08:22PM (2 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @08:22PM (#801182)

        It's not a false equivalency, it is meant to teach that this metric being used is worthless.

        • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @11:22PM (1 child)

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @11:22PM (#801277)

          ^^^

          I am saddened by the vitriol in this thread. The idea here is that we shouldn't heap scorn on people with different opinions as long as those opinions are not causing any problems for others. The statement signed by 1000+ people is quite vague and they even specifically say they aren't opposed to evolution just that they think there might be something else going on.

          I personally wouldn't sign that document, but I have no problem with some scientists being skeptical and promoting a wider viewpoint that might lead to a deeper understanding of evolution.

          Remember, there is a disagree mod.

          • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 15 2019, @03:08AM

            by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 15 2019, @03:08AM (#801362)

            The statement signed by 1000+ people is quite vague and they even specifically say they aren't opposed to evolution just that they think there might be something else going on.

            Fine and well, I have no problem with that, the problem I do see here is that the 'something else' being posited/promoted is the old magic sky fairy (funnily, it always seems to be of the judeo-christian variety...)

            These scientists might be honourable men, but the people behind this document?, the religious loons propagating this ID nonsense have a somewhat more medieval outlook, the sort that normally leads to the old 'look, god did it, right, and that's all you need to know, question it and we've a stake and some kindling ready..'

            Scientific debate is healthy, this isn't. This is another example of the relidges trying to give their medieval superstitions a degree of scientific credibility, no matter how risible it appears to be. I say it's risible, it is, until you factor in that the sheeple are easily led, all they'll be told by their good shepherds is that 'see! even Scientists think Darwin is wrong' then it becomes somewhat more dangerous.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Friday February 15 2019, @12:39AM (1 child)

      by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday February 15 2019, @12:39AM (#801308) Journal

      Loonies like Galileo right? Everyone knew the bible was the true word of God so it must be right.

      So the science guy provided evidence for his claims and the religious guys provided no evidence but said it was false because god.

      Sounds familiar....

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 15 2019, @01:05AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 15 2019, @01:05AM (#801316)

        You are still totally ignorant about that time, even though there was just a thread on here about it? Galileo had theory, the church had the evidence.