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From: Bob Casanova <nospam@buzz.off>
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Subject: Re: To sum up
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On Sat, 8 Feb 2025 22:03:57 +1100, the following appeared in
talk.origins, posted by MarkE <me22over7@gmail.com>:

>On 8/02/2025 9:39 pm, Martin Harran wrote:
>> On Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:17:26 +0000, Martin Harran
>> <martinharran@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 17:29:54 +1100, MarkE <me22over7@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Has talk.origins run its course, with this incarnation (post-GG
>>>> meteorite impact) the last of the dinosaurs?
>>>>
>>>> And what of the Origins debate? My contention is that progressive
>>>> discoveries with the complexity and precision of life are making Mt
>>>> Improbable higher and higher [1]. ID has gained and sustained traction
>>>> because this trend is real.
>>>
>>> What evidence have you got that ID has gained and sustained traction?
>>>
>>> [...]
>> 
>> So, nothing to offer. Appears to be just another example of you
>> thinking something *should* be true just because you would like it to
>> be true.
>> 
>
>No response does not equal nothing to offer, especially in this context, 
>as we both well know.
>
>Once again, a cheap shot over substantive comment, with a disregard for 
>logic. I don't believe you're engaging in good faith, Martin.
>
Martin can handle his own arguments, but I noticed that you
again failed to provide the evidence for your claim that ID
has gained traction. I'd also be interested in such
evidence, since it contradicts my own observations.
>
-- 

Bob C.

"The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
 the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"

- Isaac Asimov