On Aug 9, 2005, at 8:27 PM, Canopus56 <canopus56@yahoo.com> wrote:

SETI is based on extrapolation from the probable frequency of habitable planets that it is a reasonable thing to look for electronic emmissions evidencing possible inhabited planets. It does not presuppose that ET exists and allows for the falsification of the hypothesis that ET does exist.

ID exploration is not based on the falsifable hypothesis that a divine being does not exist. It allows only that her or his existence may be proved by further inquiry. If not proved, then the "researcher" will simply continue with their faith based belief that a divine being does exist. That is not scientific reasoning; it is religious based-faith.

Yes! Being falsfiable is fundamental for a scientific theory. Please tell me, how is SETI falsfiable? How is the theory of the rise of life from an inanimate chemical stew falsfiable? Regards, Jim