dogjones
Graduate Poster
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2005
- Messages
- 1,303
Although I was mildly interested in evolution before, I never really had the motivation to read about it in any depth at all.
But thanks to the loudness and high media profile of ID proponents, with their smug little crowing faces and puffed up chests harping on about the need for more research and pointing to things like the eye and flagella and signatures in cells, their dishonest debating tactics, I found myself frustrated. These people seemed to display the arrogance of the ignorant... but nonetheless were more knowledgeable about the subject than me. This ticked me off enough to want to ensure for myself that they're as deluded, dishonest and Wrong as I thought they were.
So now I have read Dawkins' The Selfish Gene & The Blind Watchmaker, the whole of Douglas Theobald's 29+ Evidences and have ordered most of the books he references, plus a good many wikis, talkorigins, and have chatted to several biologists. And now I am far better educated about evolution than I ever was before, plus I realise just what an incredibly fascinating and vast subject it is to read about, and intend to keep reading.
And the cool thing is, even after the initial catalyst, the IDers seem to be maintaining my education! Whenever they point to new a gap (real or not) in our/their understanding of evolution, the inevitable refutation of their views again furthers, or reinforces, my understanding. Yes, these people are great for the layman.
So many thanks IDers! Thanks to you my understanding of the history of this planet is so, so much broader. Keep it up! You w***ers!
Dog
But thanks to the loudness and high media profile of ID proponents, with their smug little crowing faces and puffed up chests harping on about the need for more research and pointing to things like the eye and flagella and signatures in cells, their dishonest debating tactics, I found myself frustrated. These people seemed to display the arrogance of the ignorant... but nonetheless were more knowledgeable about the subject than me. This ticked me off enough to want to ensure for myself that they're as deluded, dishonest and Wrong as I thought they were.
So now I have read Dawkins' The Selfish Gene & The Blind Watchmaker, the whole of Douglas Theobald's 29+ Evidences and have ordered most of the books he references, plus a good many wikis, talkorigins, and have chatted to several biologists. And now I am far better educated about evolution than I ever was before, plus I realise just what an incredibly fascinating and vast subject it is to read about, and intend to keep reading.
And the cool thing is, even after the initial catalyst, the IDers seem to be maintaining my education! Whenever they point to new a gap (real or not) in our/their understanding of evolution, the inevitable refutation of their views again furthers, or reinforces, my understanding. Yes, these people are great for the layman.
So many thanks IDers! Thanks to you my understanding of the history of this planet is so, so much broader. Keep it up! You w***ers!
Dog