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> If no one believes it, then what purpose does it serve other than to denigrate the intelligence of those who believe in a Creator, Designer, Maker, Source of intelligence, or so on?

It's brought up by True Believers In YEC as a strawman arguement agaisn those of us who understand the facts regarding evolution. *WHERE* do you see anyone suggesting that belief in some god or other is automatically stupid? What you see is people who believe that replacing the understood with Mystery is stupid. What would you say to someone who didn't understand the internal combustion engine and who therefore concludes that magical elves make the cars go?

> I am asking you to defend your philosophical belief that life could not have been designed

Another strawman. Please debate honestly, please.

I have had it brought up in posts to me on at least 4 occasions as a legitimate concern. I certainly don't recommend that we stop research. That's quite preposterous! While I will not say that nobody suggests that. There does seem to be a lack of understanding of people of faith, and our view of science, at least by some.

(I am asking you to defend your philosophical belief that life could not have been designed

Another strawman. Please debate honestly, please)

This strawman thing seems to be quite convenient to throw out there when there is something you prefer not to answer. Please, if I have misconstrued your statements regarding your opinion of religious belief, and the intellect of those have have such, then correct me. If I have wrongly deduced from your statements that your belief is, life could not have been designed, then say so that I may stand corrected.

(Please debate honestly, please)

It would not occur to me to do otherwise. Quite interesting that you should think this. It is dishonest to proclaim ID as a science when it does not meet the criteria. It is also dishonest to hide behind science like it's a security blanket and ridicule a belief that is different than your own. If a person disputes science, argue it scientifically. If someone disputes the belief that life is a product of design, which at it's origin is as likely as it is not likely, then argue it philosophically. But, once again, if this is not your belief, then I recant.