So, you have quoted a man whose opinion in many of the areas under discussion - abiogenesis, the big bang, evolution, etc. - lies well outside the manistream of scientific consensus.
Copernicus and Galileo's opinions were at one time well outside the mainstream of scientific consensus not t mention the religious one as well. consensus per se means nothing if it is a consensus of error.
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Isn't that an appeal to bandwagon?
You have quoted a man who does not represent the opinion of the larger majority of experts in their fields.
Or appeal to authority? Again, authority might or might not lead to facts. as scientific history has repeatedly borne out via the need o revamp, backtrack, and begin all over again with what was once considered certain.
So what is your point? That on any topic, in any situation, you will be able to find some variation in conclusions? If so, I think we all would agree. You have accomplished your objective in pointing this out.
Not at all. The general drift on this thread has been to ridicule the unbelievers in evolution as being unscientificasll;y minded. In some cases that is so. In others it's patently not, The point is not top make all-encompassing generalizations and attempts to represent a belief as totally accepted by all scientists. That simply isn't true. Furthermore, ask many of the persons purporting ting to know how evoilution profduced the vast variety of species and their answers ill be tantamount to faith in what some scientists said he found. Scratch beneath the surface a bit abnd thgats all you will find. A mind indoctrinated since youth to believe what it is being taught until it broaches no other concept and defends what it has been taught uncritically.
Now please understand that this fact does not advance your argument from Intelligent Design in any way. If we agree that there are some dissenters of evolutionary theory who are accomplished scientists, will you stop bringing it up? It gets in the way of the discussion at hand, as a few people feel obligated to respond to your posts and the thread is derailed for a stretch.
You aren't obligated to respond if you REALLY feel it is off topic. Simply tell the person it's off topic and don't promote off- topic discussion by responding to it.
I repeat, we agree that a small, distinguished number of scientists hold divergent views from the overwhelming consensus. Point taken. You no longer need to bring it up.
Again, consensus isn't the panacea you seem to think it is. If it were we would still be thinking that the earth is the center of the universe, that the galaxy is the whole universe, or that the sky is inherently blue. As to bringing it up, well, that depends on the feedback ceases, then I might leave it alone for a while. If the responses continue, then I might use my option of either responding or ignoring it. All depends.
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I don't consider my post as oiff topic since what you people are constantly doing on this thread is ridiculing the concept of intelligent design as proposed by those who don't believe in your godless evolution theory.
