<HTML>Hi Don,
> Thanks Duncan for a fair and reasoned point of view.
> The only thing I would truly object to is this final note:
>
> "I'm sorry that you consider religious dogma to be more
> satisfactory than scientific endeavour. "
>
> I can only say that I am sorry that in your zest to find
> answers to everything you feel that to allow "an intelligent
> designer" is inferior to science. I never once used the
> words "intelligent designer". I suspect that the universe
> itself may be this "cosmic consciousness" and may in fact be
> "alive".
Sorry if you took offence at that comment. I only meant that any form of intelligent designer that you could speculate upon cannot be supported by ANY of the currently available evidence. All I meant therefore was if we cannot see, measure or record the presence or effects of what you call a "cosmic consciousness" we cannot call this a scientific process. So whilst you can demonish evolution as only a theory surely intelligent design isn't even that?
> As I have argued on other forums if you ask the question
> "WHY" long enough you either end up saying I don't know ( we
> will eventually know also is then thrown in ) or you can
> accept that the logical conclusion would be an overall plan
> or scheme to everything.
>
> Only my humble opinion of course.
>
> Perhaps if you believe in "The Big Bang" you might like to
> tell me where the original energy came from. It has always
> been here is one answer. ( Not overly satisfying) or some are
> now claiming that it sprang from "nothing". Which side is
> working on belief in this scenario ?
I don't know. I'm really not interested in physics.
> I feel we must analize "evolution" from the very first step.
> This is the creation or coming into existence of "matter"
> itself. Perhaps we should start here and work our way forward.
Well there have been efforts and projects to do just that but as I'm sure you're aware the spontaneous creation of life from inanimate matter has never been reproduced experimentally although it may be possible one day to do so.
Cheers,
Duncan</HTML>
