I'd argue with that.

A good theory should be testable and you should be able to make predictions from it.

ID just says "God did it". How do you test that? You might as well say "Giant Pink Fairies made it".

Posted By: yarmyyarmy on January 26th 2006 at 15:32:33

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Nearly 1 in 4 Britons think the Earth was created 6000 years ago. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 26, 15:18:54
- In fairness. . . (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 26, 16:00:41
- I bet they are all Pakis tanis and indians who believe that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Norfolk Coast, Jan 26, 15:26:09
  - Yeah they are all fundamentalist Christians, obviously (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 15:27:31
    - Well then, I bet they are all afro-carribeans who believe that (n/m) (General Chat) - Norfolk Coast, Jan 26, 15:29:01
      - Should we just settle on "wogs" then ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 15:29:31
        
        racist cunt (General Chat) - Bandwagon Jumper, Jan 26, 15:32:54
        
        You are AB... (General Chat) - Brom, Jan 26, 15:37:45
        
        Nope, sorry. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 26, 15:37:58
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 26, 15:35:15
        
        a bit better (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 15:34:58
        
        Stop being such a fucking racist! (n/m) (General Chat) - Norfolk Coast, Jan 26, 15:31:30
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 15:32:36
        
        racist (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jan 26, 15:31:05
- I doubt the figures. I think their sample was very likely disproportionate (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 15:23:29
  - I doubt it. (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jan 26, 15:25:51
    - How many creationists do you know, thick or not ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 15:29:02
      - A few. (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jan 26, 15:31:13
        
        Yes I agree, but don't you think the figures are way higher than (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 15:32:25
        
        Wouldn't that be based on an assumption that your own experience was representative? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 26, 15:37:44
        
        Which is why I was asking Bev about his own experiences intut (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 15:41:35
        
        Possibly, but I was listening to the radio the other day... (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 26, 15:37:32
    - Another evening viewer ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Jan 26, 15:27:41
- More depressing - 2 in 5 people think that creationism (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 26, 15:22:09
  - Any School That Taught My Child Creationism... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Jan 26, 15:29:59
  - I can understand ID being taught........ (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jan 26, 15:25:10
    - In a science lesson? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 26, 15:35:51
      - No problem with that. (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jan 26, 15:43:13
      - * my typing also fails a Fucking Stupid test * (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jan 26, 15:40:08
    - I'd argue with that. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 26, 15:32:33
      - Now, that's a different argument. (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jan 26, 15:40:19
        
        On the contrary there are examples throughout nature... (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Jan 26, 15:49:14
        
        If you choose to see them as partly-developed eyes. (General Chat) - BeverlyHills0201, Jan 26, 15:53:58
        
        Like a Jap's eye ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 15:49:46
        
        Who says our eyes are fully developed ? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 15:43:13
      - ID does not say God did it. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 26, 15:34:19

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