[TMSuchman]

I am going to throw my $.02 worth in on this. First of all my son has Down Syndrome. I can reconcile this debate. My son is a Blessing & a gift from the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! He teaches me everyday about uncondtional love. No matter how bad my day has been to hear Lance go "Hi Dadda" makes all better. I firmly believe that he is an Angel sent to earth to teach about love.


Nuff Said

[zeeba neighba]

Beautiful. I have known many people with Down's. Where I come from, we call them Heaven's children.

[Wolfstar]

My son is a Blessing & a gift from the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY!

Don't want to come off like a broken record, but with all due respect, this discussion has zero to do with the value of children born with birth defects. It has everything to do with the concept of intelligent design, starting with attempting to have an intelligent discussion of its interpinnings.

What is the underlying premise of intelligent design? I think I know, but would prefer to have someone who understands it better than I explain it.

The word "design" infers deliberate construct. The word "intelligent" infers efficiency. ID is supposed to be a scientific theory. Yet nearly every one of the response to this thread so far are emotional and not in the spirit of scientific inquiry. That is where i wanted this discussion to focus.