[Qwinn]

"Intelligent design is only an idea and one not at all based in science."

That's your opinion. I find that the argument of irreducible complexity, among others, -is- scientific in nature and rather difficult to dispute, actually. I'm not saying I'm convinced, but to say it has no basis in science or logic and children cannot be exposed to the idea is simply prejudice and censorship.

Qwinn

[Rudder]

Difficult to dispute, but still not based in science. That's not just my opinion, it's a fact, there simply are no scientifc data that support intelligent design. To qualify, data must be generated via the scientifc method. It sounds like you're confusing technical information with scientific data when you 'find the argument is scientific in nature.' If it wasn't generated by the scientific method it's not science--there are no shadows of gray like, "scientifc in nature."

[Right Wing Professor]

That's your opinion. I find that the argument of irreducible complexity, among others, -is- scientific in nature and rather difficult to dispute, actually.

Lots of people have disputed 'irreducible complexity' quite successfully. The bacterial flagellum, supposedly irreducibly complex, contains subcomponents which are homologus to a secretory system. The human blood-clotting system, supposedly irreducibly complex, has homologs in other organisms that lack several components of the human system.

So what's your definition of 'scientific in nature'?

[Quick1]

So then, what exactly is the theory of intelligent design, and how is that theory falsifiable? Moreover, how does it help us in our predictions for experiments?

Intelligent design should be discussed in school, but NOT in a SCIENCE class.

[Last Visible Dog]

That's your opinion. I find that the argument of irreducible complexity, among others, -is- scientific in nature and rather difficult to dispute, actually. I'm not saying I'm convinced, but to say it has no basis in science or logic and children cannot be exposed to the idea is simply prejudice and censorship.

But the Free Republic Evo-Reactionaries say there is no such thing as irreducible complexity and we are supposed to take their word on it.