DaveScot - the Ernst Haeckel of intelligent design
Posted On Thursday, November 8, 2007 at at 11:18 PM by SPARC
After months I tried to post a comment on uncommondescent again because in the P.falciparum - No Black Swan Observed thread DaveScot wrote:
I suggest that reptiles turned into mammals in the same manner that ontogenesis turns a single cell into a mammal.Unfortunately, my comment:
So is this the biogenetic law of frontloading and you did you finally turn into the Ernst Haeckel of ID?never showed up.
However, another commenter managed to get through with a similar remark. Besides, many of the comments of fellow ID-creationists equaled ID and relegion which of course is quite the opposite of Dembski's intention. Thus, finally DaveScot couldn't help but deleting about half of the comments and of course included the comment about his views and Haeckel#s biogenetic law.
Those of you who want to follow the development at UD without giving them credits through site visits may have a look at the Official Uncommonly Dense Discussion Thread where new developments at UD are discussed.
My comment is still there. It's #28 in the new ordering. "The Ernst Haeckel of ID" seems apt enough although there are some notable differences. Ontogeny doesn't recapitulate phylogeny but the processes appear to have some parallels. Both begin with a single cell that diversifies. Both begin with all the information required for diversification according to a set plan. Neither rely on chance. Both use the environment for little more than cues for when and how to proceed. Both are self-terminating when an adult form is attained. Both have intermediate stages where temporary structures are formed then discarded. The big difference is the time scale. One happens in days or weeks where the other happens over deep time.
anonymous:
My comment is still there. It's #28 in the new ordering.
You may have a look again: At least now comment #28 is one written by DaveScot and you won't find Haeckel when you search the thread.