Re: To sum up

On Wed, 19 Feb 2025 07:22:06 -0500, jillery <69jpil69@gmail.com>
wrote:

On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 17:29:54 +1100, MarkE <me22over7@gmail.com> wrote:
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Has talk.origins run its course, with this incarnation (post-GG
meteorite impact) the last of the dinosaurs?
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And what of the Origins debate? My contention is that progressive
discoveries with the complexity and precision of life are making Mt
Improbable higher and higher [1]. ID has gained and sustained traction
because this trend is real. I would add to this arguments relating to
first-cause, fine-tuning, the Cambrian explosion, etc.

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Since this point has become a bone of contention among some posters,
it would be helpful if you clarified exactly what you meant by "ID has
gained and sustained traction".  Do you believe ID has done so among
scientists?  Or among the general U.S. population?  If the latter,
that is my impression also.  It is part and parcel of the larger
movement which has melded distrust of science and scientists in with
reactionary politics and populist religious movements.  If you ever
get back to this point, thank you in advance for taking some time to
answer my question.

Since other posters are still contending this particular bone, I hope
you will see this as a friendly reminder to clarify your comment.

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