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To: tortoise
"Intelligence" has an elegant formal construction . . .

Maybe it does. But when I use the word "intelligence" in the context of this discussion I mean the capacity to acquire and apply knowledge; the faculty of thought and reason. As such, intelligence may be considered as necessary for producing objects that are designed and purposeful.

497 posted on 01/04/2006 11:29:35 AM PST by Fester Chugabrew
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To: Fester Chugabrew
But when I use the word "intelligence" in the context of this discussion I mean the capacity to acquire and apply knowledge; the faculty of thought and reason. As such, intelligence may be considered as necessary for producing objects that are designed and purposeful.

Let us assume all the above is true. Given that there is no objective measure for "design" and "purpose", as established previously and demonstrable mathematically, of what use is your definition in demonstrating intelligent design?

Remember, just because P implies Q does not make the assertion that Q implies P a valid construction. Elementary first-order logic.

515 posted on 01/04/2006 11:49:11 AM PST by tortoise (All these moments lost in time, like tears in the rain.)
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