[PatrickHenry]

Repeat of what I asked back in #397, now that all the answers are in:

Me:
Are you definitely saying that there are cases -- such as #9 -- where nature could look so much like design that it's impossible to distinguish between the two?

You:
Yes, but only for the specific reason that an intelligent agency can mimic chance and necessity.

So -- I want to be sure I understand your position -- are you saying that although intelligence can mimic nature, nature can't produce something that looks as if it were designed by intelligence?

[longshadow]

placemarker of great patience

[stanz]

Whoa!!!!!!!!!!After spending the last 9 hours in a law office, I come home to find a thread that tries to answer all of the unknowns in the universe in 497 posts. This is far to much for my nimble brain. Psssst....is doc still here? I've had all the fire and brimstone I can stand in the form of litigation attorneys.

[Diamond]

So -- I want to be sure I understand your position -- are you saying that although intelligence can mimic nature, nature can't produce something that looks as if it were designed by intelligence?

That's a very perceptive question, but in order to answer properly I think it is necessary to clarify the meaning of "nature" as used in your distinction between "nature" and "intelligence".

Cordially