Wednesday, October 21, 2015

The Information Enigma

The Discovery Institute has put out this video:  The Information Enigma.

It does explain the basic idea that the Darwinian model doesn't work and a brief description of the design inference.

The video focuses on a combination lock as an illustration of the problem.   A bike lock with four
10-character possibilities would have 10,000 possible combinations, making it unlikely that a thief would have or take the time to randomly try to guess the combination.   Proteins are vastly more complex and the possibility of randomness producing new functions is essentially nil.

But what isn't discussed is that someone had to first design the lock and set it to open with a correct combination.   What lies behind the physical representation of the "design" or "information" is even more beyond the realm of random mechanistic processes.


I support ID even though it avoids the theological questions.

I just want to push a little further.  

Tuesday, October 06, 2015

Things I Don't Believe

Creeds, declarations, manifestos have been written about many, many things and are usually a positive affirmation of what someone believes.   I think about beliefs when politicians are asked gotcha questions about hot button topics and no question gets more ridicule than suggesting one rejects Darwinism.  

I think it would be wise, when asked about origins, if politicians turned the question around and stated things in a negative way.  

So, if you will, the anti-creed - a statement of things I DO NOT believe.