[oldbrowser]

Adaptations that previous biologists had attributed to design, Darwin argued, were actually produced by natural selection, which operates without foresight or purpose. In 2007, Francisco Ayala wrote that "Darwin's greatest contribution to science" was "to explain the design of organisms, their complexity, diversity, and marvelous contrivances, as the result of natural processes," without the need for intelligence.

It would take God to design such a system of organisms, their complexity, diversity, and marvelous contrivances, as the result of natural processes," without the need for intelligence.

[Hostage]

Deep and enriching philosophy; great stuff.

[Yashcheritsiy]

The more I’ve read evolutionist arguments for purely materialistic origins of life on earth (autocatalysis, self-assembly, emergence, etc.), the more convinced I become that they have no leg to stand on. The lack of coherence on their part is stunning.

[JimSEA]

What about the instances in which the “intelligent” design comes up with problems? As a for instance that is in the news now, our immune system doesn’t do a great job with Ebola or even TB as both, one a virus and one a bacteria, have evolved to defeat not only our natural immunities but also, in the case of TB, antibacterial drugs, or in the case of Ebola, has become more easily transmitted.

This is just one question for Dr. Behe but just now I need to put some heat on my less than optimally designed lower back.

[tophat9000]

Bump...

[tacticalogic]

“Revolutionary”, or just reactionary with a spin job?