Signature in the Cell: Reviewers Redux

Salvo Magazine has published an article taking another view of critical reviews of Stephen Meyer’s Signature in the Cell. In it the author, Casey Luskin, made reference to my informal quantitative survey on the topic from last January. Near the close he writes,

The public rebuttals of Signature in the Cell may be inadequate, but does this mean that materialists will never explain the origin of information in the cell? Not at all. In scientific debates, one must always remain open to future discoveries. But the showing thus far does mean that intelligent design deserves serious scientific consideration—not abrasive quips, dismissals, and refusals to engage Meyer’s arguments.

“Abrasive quips, dismissals, and refusals to engage” — all have been common in early reviews of the book. We’ll see what substance may yet surface.

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  1. Tom Gilson wrote:

    I’m going to ask us to move the discussion on the Wood/Loftus debate over here: http://www.thinkingchristian.net/2010/03/debate-david-wood-vs-john-w-loftus-does-god-exist/.

    I just discovered a “move comments” feature I didn’t know existed before. Some comments formerly placed here are now on the appropriate post, http://www.thinkingchristian.net/2010/03/debate-david-wood-vs-john-w-loftus-does-god-exist/.

    Comments on Signature in the Cell’s reviewers are welcome here.

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