Bugmaster comments on The Wonder of Evolution - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Bugmaster 17 May 2012 10:37:25PM 2 points [-]

Just ask which is simpler.

I want to taboo the word "simpler", because its meaning is vague. "God did it" is certainly a simpler statement than "Here, read this 500-page biology textbook and find out".

because as far as I can tell, Ghazzali isn't even ok with theistic evolution

I think my example still applies, though. Ultimately, we still have purely physical things like fossils, DNA molecules, etc. etc.; as far as I understand, Ghazzali doesn't dispute the fact that these items exist, only the conclusions we can draw from their existence.