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. . . as long as you can keep people running to the dictionary, you have no obligation at all to think.

I did not expect such a comment from one who is here for the sake of honest debate. If it's alright with you, I'd like to be consistent in the use of sources. If I am working with Amelia's definition of "hypothesis" from a particular source she is presenting, then I would appreciate having the same source to work with in defining "intelligence" and "design" in a way we can agree upon.

Okay?

No, it's not OK. You are just playing word games to avoid having to think. Honest people haveing a conversation do not run to the dictionary to play gotcha.

Honet people try to find common ground by defining there terms in a way that all sides can agree on. This is not done by consulting dictionaries. This is done by explaining what you mean by words. If the answer to the problems posed in this thread could be solved by consulting reference books, the thread would end after three or four posts.

It doesn't matter what the dictionary says. Look at what people are saying, try to find the best and most favorable reading of what they say, and respond to that.