Re: Quote Mine: Dembski on Dawkins

"Frank Sullivan" <gimbal.locked@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1126407800.509656.180610@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> His previous sentence was "My argument will be that Darwinism is the
> only known theory that is in principle *capable* of explaining certain
> aspects of life." It is on that basis that he says that "we should
> still be justified in preferring it over all rival theories."
>
> Which of course would be true, IF his premise was correct. Whether or
> not his premise is correct is another thing completely. I would have
> liked to have read his reasoning behind that premise. If anyone
> happens to have this book and can quote the rest, I would be much
> obliged.

Well, basically, the rest of the book is his attempt to justify the first
premise, so a quote would be rather lengthy...

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