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"It is not my prerogative to assert what are the capabilities, or incapabilities, of science. I prefer to leave those as a open questions."

In other words, you don't have a clue what science is.

"If science were to operate with your narrow point of view, Galileo would have remained mum when told, "It ain't scientific."

That's absurd. Galileo had the same view of science that I have used. He only used natural, physical causes as explanations in his theories. He knew that he had to test his hypotheses not just propose them and let everybody stand in awe. He never introduced supernatural elements. You are woefully ignorant of scientific history.

"Much good science is born of hunches, as well as logical fallacies. It employs all that human reason has to offer, warts and all. Deal with it."

Nonsense. Logical fallacies are just that: Fallacies. You can't make a scientific theory with logical fallacies. Deal with it.

"Do you think the dictionary definition of design is insufficient for science? What purpose would it serve for me to post a dictionary definition here?"

Because we would have a starting point to figure out how to tell design in nature. If you can't define design, how the h*ll can you say that it exists in nature?

"I've done it on other threads."

Then it won't be too difficult for you to do it here. This thread isn't other threads. It is this one.

"Only two things are needed for science to take place. Can you name them?"

You are evading the question I gave you. What is science? How do you demarcate what is and isn't science?

"Your insistence upon definitions for this or that (science, intelligence, design, blahblahblah) is indicative of the fact you do not have a sound argument."

Your inability to define your terms shows you have no idea what you are talking about. You're bluffing.

Your inability to define your terms shows you have no idea what you are talking about. You're bluffing.

Personally, I think he knows exactly what he's talking about, and that's his problem.

He's trying to argue that words don't mean what they mean because he knows that he has no other case.