Theoretical origin of life; Koonen's odds against (Introduction)

by David Turell , Sunday, February 22, 2015, 18:41 (3345 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: He has to state this disclaimer to keep his card as an atheist, materialism scientist. He has not proven at all that these complex systems can develop by chance. He can only theorize they can.
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> dhw: You lauded him as a “highly respected scientist” when cherry-picking his theoretical odds against chance. Why do you say he "has to state this disclaimer"? Might it not be that as a card-carrying atheist he actually believes his arguments as strongly as you believe yours? And you know as well as I do that nobody can prove any of the hypotheses, and everybody including yourself can only theorize.-His essay did not require those comments about ID. They are obviously purposeful in an attempt to refute a point of view. He is as guilty as you point out I am in defending a position. Your underlying position of neutrality as an agnostic I think blinds you to purposeful content produced on one side or the other.