Dear Editor,
I hope readers will look up their definition of evolution in a
standard biology textbook instead of using Joseph G.
McCormack’s.
Dear Editor,
I hope readers will look up their definition of evolution in a standard biology textbook instead of using Joseph G. McCormack’s.
All arguments made by McCormack have been addressed and refuted long ago. Those interested may look up these arguments addressed at Web sites like www.talkorigins.org or www.ncseweb.org.
McCormack’s comment that Intelligent Design “is recognized by many scientist” is disingenuous. Although scientific facts do not depend on their popularity, McCormack ought to know that the number of scientists who support Intelligent Design are a vast minority when compared to all practicing scientists who affirm evolution as an unifying principle of modern biology.
The era of prescribing gods or supernatural explanations for gaps in our scientific knowledge is long gone. Nevertheless, this is precisely what Intelligent Design is all about: In case of doubt, press the god button. Lacking any content, Intelligent Design (a.k.a. Creationism) is all about recasting the normal debate that occurs in science as doubt or problems with evolution, or rehashing old arguments that have been long refuted. That this both bad science and bad theology does not seem to bother these folks a bit.
M. A. Hernandez, Gilroy
