I hope that Richard Dawkins points out at some point in a very prominent way that evolutionary theory cannot (as yet) explain biogenesis.
I accept that maybe one day we will know.
But it must be pointed out that at present we don't know.
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At the end of the day, he is adamant that "there is no architect."
And he may well be totally right about this.
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But he never stresses that a gene is itself literally an architects' plan.
A gene is information.
And, as far as I know, Dawkins has no more clue than anyone else on the planet has, as to how that information emerged, supposedly ex nihilo.
As a supposed evangelist for science and reason he should make this very clear if it is the case.
I wish him all the very best.
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I am listening to him now on BBC2 and he has just said that "Darwinism explains our existence."
(As the Americans say) Excuse me?
Have I missed something?
Update - 2017.
Nearly eight years after writing the above, I have decided to read more of Dawkins writings and hear more of his speeches to see how he maintains that Darwinism explains our existence.
I understand that he does concede that Darwin does not explain biogenesis, but he makes it clear that this is no reason to lurch from this to something other than a scientific explanation for it.
This is entirely right.
Biogenesis MUST have a rational, scientific explanation that we may indeed someday discover.
I accept that maybe one day we will know.
But it must be pointed out that at present we don't know.
------
At the end of the day, he is adamant that "there is no architect."
And he may well be totally right about this.
-----
But he never stresses that a gene is itself literally an architects' plan.
A gene is information.
And, as far as I know, Dawkins has no more clue than anyone else on the planet has, as to how that information emerged, supposedly ex nihilo.
As a supposed evangelist for science and reason he should make this very clear if it is the case.
I wish him all the very best.
----
I am listening to him now on BBC2 and he has just said that "Darwinism explains our existence."
(As the Americans say) Excuse me?
Have I missed something?
Update - 2017.
Nearly eight years after writing the above, I have decided to read more of Dawkins writings and hear more of his speeches to see how he maintains that Darwinism explains our existence.
I understand that he does concede that Darwin does not explain biogenesis, but he makes it clear that this is no reason to lurch from this to something other than a scientific explanation for it.
This is entirely right.
Biogenesis MUST have a rational, scientific explanation that we may indeed someday discover.