Post details: The Discovery Institute and the Theory of Intelligent Deception

07/16/06

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The Discovery Institute and the Theory of Intelligent Deception

In the American Chronicle, Wayne Adkins comments on ID.

Dial up your baloney detector machine to full power.

Apparently people who believe in ID or Biblical Creationism have preconceived notions about reality, which bias their thought process and cause some of them to be dishonest.

He states, "the reason the Discovery Institute has to constantly battle the idea that intelligent design and creationism are inexorably linked is that creationism is the basis for, not an implication of, intelligent design. Those with any inclination towards honesty will continue to make that connection. But undoubtedly the Discovery Institute will not. Honesty is not one of their stated goals. Defending the traditional doctrine of creation is."

To be honest, Adkins has no grasp on the linkages and lack thereof between creationism and ID, unlike multitudes of others who see the obvious distinctions.

With tongue in cheek I say that the other side, including Wayne Adkins, is completely unbiased and their worldview has no affect on the conclusions they draw.

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