Here's a pretty definitive argument to silence believers when it comes to their criticism of science and its inability to answer the mysteries of life, the universe and everything:
Name one factual, falsifiable, and essential contribution made by religion, any religion, to the understanding of nature and the development of life and the universe.
I thought so. Or, surprise me.
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When religion can be coaxed into staying out of the way, that is the best for science.
Incidentally here is a nice article
http://pandasthumb.org/archives/2010/10/annoying-the-di.html
discussing an attempt by the Discovery Institute to gain credibility by making a presentation at the Southern Methodist University.
A couple of comments about ID from faculty of SMU can be found here:
http://faculty.smu.edu/jwise/big_problems_with_intelligent_design.htm
and
http://www.smudailycampus.com/opinion/smu-professors-speak-out-against-darwin-presentation-1.1649982
and a feeble reply from several of the
DI's fellows:
http://www.evolutionnews.org/2010/10/response_to_john_wise038811.html
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