Critique of Intelligent Design

[Boerseun]

I've been told it was Bob. I'm now going to have to declare holy war on you and your infidel so-called 'country', Nor... whatsit... er, between us, 'till the seventh generation!

Thou shalt feel the wrath of Bob, sinner!

[Pyrotex]

Originally Posted by Boerseun

I've been told it was Bob...!

now, now, now there...

The Hyper Intelligent Designer actually goes by the name of Billy Joe Bob. So you and Tormod are both correct. But it doesn't really matter, because HID's only accept worship from the "level" immediately below them--the ID's.

From what I can gather, the ID that goes by the name of Bubba Jehovah, the one who created OUR universe, is an "atheist" and doesn't believe in HID's. Man, is he ever gonna get his celestial ass kicked!!

[Southtown]

Originally Posted by Pyrotex

It never fails.

Those who "cannot" believe in Life as a naturally occuring, self-organizing process in a natural universe, always, ALWAYS describe the "scientific theory of the origin of life" in probability terms, using models that are totally, totally unreasonable.

Could you define Life for us, please?

Originally Posted by questor

Pyro, if you have some good evidence against ID other than the tiresome argument against the true believers, i'd like to hear it.

*crickets chirping*

Originally Posted by Boerseun

I've been told it was Bob. I'm now going to have to declare holy war on you and your infidel so-called 'country', Nor... whatsit... er, between us, 'till the seventh generation!

Thou shalt feel the wrath of Bob, sinner!

Pious indignation, the driving mechanism behind millions and millions of years of merciless natural selection, correct?

[Boerseun]

Originally Posted by Southtown

Pious indignation, the driving mechanism behind millions and millions of years of merciless natural selection, correct?

Nah - more like 2,000-odd years' worth, I'd say.

[Southtown]

Why is that?

[Boerseun]

Because religious intolerance and quid-pro-quo religiously inspired killings (Crusades, suicide bombers, etc.) are a very recent invention, evolutionary speaking.

[Southtown]

Originally Posted by Boerseun

Because religious intolerance and quid-pro-quo religiously inspired killings (Crusades, suicide bombers, etc.) are a very recent invention, evolutionary speaking.

I see. So what inspired the killings prior?

[damocles]

Originally Posted by Southtown

I see. So what inspired the killings prior?

http://touregypt.net/featurestories/hittites.htm

Wealth, the stealing of same.

As always, best wishes;

[Zythryn]

Originally Posted by questor

Pyro, if you have some good evidence against ID other than the tiresome
argument against the true believers, i'd like to hear it.

ID as a scientific argument against evolution, ID as something that should be taught in science class, ID as a logical exercise or ID as a religion?

For either of the first two, ID has no theory that I have ever heard.
If you have heard of one, please summerize the observastions which were made to form the hypothesis of ID. Then the tests that were performed to refute or support the hypothesis.

Theories are not used to argue against other theories. Theories survive or don't based on observations and tests of the theory. If a theory is lacking, it is either updated or scrapped in favor of a theory that does describe the observations and evidence.

[ughaibu]

Life on Earth is basically microbial, all the complex stuff like grass, insects, humans, etc, is just dust on the surface, yet I've been unable to locate any groups who consider microbes to be god, or to be intelligent designers.