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Professor Carmona: It may well be that something approaching a consensus opinion may soon emerge from this discussion (but, of course, it may not). If such a consensus could be established, this, in itself would have great import for "moral perspectives" connected with the Intelligent Design controversy.

The question of "moral perspectives" or "moral implications" is not amongst those asked by The Chronicle in setting the stage for this discussion. Nevertheless, this very high-quality debate has been so far ranging that I doubt if the community which has been involved it will ultimately leave your concerns untouched. Hence, I suggest that you "hang on" for a little while, to see what will happen.

: -- Melburn D. Thurman (posted 2/14, 2:50 p.m., U.S. Eastern time)

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