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Evolution never even attempted to explain the origin of life.. you might want to read the book by Mr. Darwin himself if you believe otherwise. Evolution explains the process at which organisms have developed since the origin. It is repeatable, testable, documentable, and scientific. There is current and historical evidence, and there are thousands of scientific studies in various magazines and scholarly journals alike. There is thousands of YEARS of evidence in the form of fossils and sedimentation.
I'm less familiar with the idea of Intelligent Design, because I do not study philosophy as much as I do science. I believe, however, that it attempts to clearify the ORIGIN of life, on par with the "Big Bang" or the "Expansion Contraction" theories. Although I do not believe there is any scientific evidence for ID, it does not begin to compete with evolution because evolution makes no scientific claims in this arena.
Similarly, you can note that breaking down the arguments reveals why ID is not scientific in the least. ID says that "life is just too complicated to have been done naturally." That is ALL it claims -- there can be no scientific proof that something is "too complicated." It ... goes against science. Science is there to explain things when they are complicated, not say "they're just too complicated to understand." I challenge anyone reading this post at any time from anywhere to give me scientific proof or evidence for ID. You'd think that a scientific theory could be at least corroborated by some sort of empirical test, wouldn't you? Like in a lab, or with measurements or calculations? ID doesn't have any. It's not a science, period. You can't offer empirical investigation for a philosophical idea, because it is just that... philosophy.
Evolution has millions upon millions of repeatable measurements and calculations, with thousands of sources and just as many scholarly articles. IT is science, becuase it seeks to understand the natural world through EMPIRICISM rather than MYSTICISM.
(By the way, I like the Bible and the things it contains.. just not the horrible ideas it spawns...)
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