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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: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @08:12PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 14 2019, @08:12PM (#801173)

    Please, remind me when was the list time some scientist was punished for not "believing" in darwinian theory? If they have some evidences, they can bring them to the public. Signed paper is not an evidence. If anything, this act itself looks like religious confession, not like science. Because science, you know, is about evidences, not about gathering together and repeating "we don't believe, we don't believe, we don't believe..."

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday February 15 2019, @02:30AM (2 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 15 2019, @02:30AM (#801346) Journal

    Right here, right now, on this forum. Most people agree that all of these 1000 are idiots, or worse.

    • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday February 15 2019, @02:42AM (1 child)

      by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday February 15 2019, @02:42AM (#801349) Journal

      And this punishes them... exactly how?
      Or do you believe S/N will have any influence on their life?

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      • (Score: 2) by aristarchus on Friday February 15 2019, @05:38PM

        by aristarchus (2645) on Friday February 15 2019, @05:38PM (#801673) Journal

        They punish their selves, much that same way Runaway1956 does, by being idiots. It is a fitting punishment, but pretty much completely voluntary.