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To: JmyBryan

The signsof intelligence include abilities, such as the capacities to reason, to plan, to solve problems, to think abstractly, to comprehend ideas, and when these atributes are displayed in designs, they can very reasonably be determiend to be designs of intelligence. In life, all these atributes can be seen even in the ‘simplest’ of life forms. Life was designed to solve problems, and to anticipate problems, life hsows that the designer was able to htink abstractly, to comprehend ideas, and to design features of systems to solve problems as they arise- Nature simpyl is not capable of such foresight, planning, reasoning and anticipatory abstract predesign. Arguing the symantics of precision in definitions is simply a goalpost moving argument which has no place in intellectual discussions. It does NOT take a ‘precise definition’ to recognize intelligence, nor do courts need such precision to determine cases of intelligence detection- you’re argument is dead in the water.


52 posted on 03/09/2009 9:14:28 AM PDT by CottShop (Scientific belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge)
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To: CottShop

We’ve had a nice discussion. I wish you well.


53 posted on 03/09/2009 6:19:57 PM PDT by JmyBryan
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