Theory of 'intelligent design' isn't ready for natural selection

The Seattle Times ^ | 6/3/2002 | Mindy Cameron

[f.Christian]

In Economics, this is called "Communism". Remember Communists? They were always railing against the "anarchy of the marketplace" in favor of rational design of industries & economies by highly trained soviets armed with 5-year plans. They were convinced that this ID approach would create lasting prosperity the likes of which anarchistic, evolutionary Capitalism could never hope to approach.

12 posted on 6/7/02 12:24 PM Pacific by jennyp

Talk about twisted...evolution is reverso-whacko-sicko 'science'.

Creation was founded on natural design...Adam Smith---'the invisible hand'.

Communism--fascism is from EVOLUTION---inevitable progess---TYRANNY!

53 posted on 6/7/02 1:12 PM Pacific by f.Christian

[PatrickHenry]

One whacko is amusing. Two or more become a movement.

[Gumlegs]

Gratuitously insulting rats won't make you any friends, you know.

[balrog666]

One whacko is amusing. Two or more become a movement.

Pegged it. These people make any attempt at intelligent discussion a waste of time.

[sirchtruth]

The theory is essentially this: Life is so complex that it can only be the result of design by an intelligent being.

This is so much more a plausible theory than: Complex life just sponteously Combusted into it's complex closed cirvo form.

Futhermore there is much more evidence for ID than evolution...Entropy alone puts evolution to shame.

[PatrickHenry]

Entropy alone puts evolution to shame.

Really? Could you explain this for us?

[medved]

Dynastic Etypt apparently starts somewhere around 900 or 1000 BC.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Laugh all you want, Reep; you will be the last generation of your own family who ever believes in in an Egyptian history going back to 3000 BC; they won't even be teaching that in schools five years from now. This is the one area of Velikovsky's research which has pretty much found general acceptance amongst experts at this point.

But don't take my word for it. Do your own google searches on 'chronology' and 'revision', and see if what turns up is the one or two hits you'd expect if this was something two or three weirdos believed in.

[f.Christian]

Main Entry: en·tro·py
Pronunciation: 'en-tr&-pE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -pies
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary 2en- + Greek tropE change, literally, turn, from trepein to turn Date: 1875
1 : a measure of the unavailable energy in a closed thermodynamic system that is also usually considered to be a measure of the system's disorder and that is a property of the system's state and is related to it in such a manner that a reversible change in heat in the system produces a change in the measure which varies directly with the heat change and inversely with the absolute temperature at which the change takes place; broadly : the degree of disorder or uncertainty in a system
2 a : the degradation of the matter and energy in the universe to an ultimate state of inert uniformity b : a process of degradation or running down or a trend to disorder
3 : CHAOS, DISORGANIZATION, RANDOMNESS

[medved]

Sounds like you've pretty much figured it out.

For the lowdown on Chuck Darwin, stupidest white man of all time and his BS theory, and on the continuing efforts of feebs like Steve Gould and Niles Eldredge to keep the charade going for another generation:

[BMCDA]

Aw, nothing refutes evolution better than this picture, n'est-ce pas?

[VadeRetro]

Laugh all you want, Reep; you will be the last generation of your own family who ever believes in in an Egyptian history going back to 3000 BC; they won't even be teaching that in schools five years from now. This is the one area of Velikovsky's research which has pretty much found general acceptance amongst experts at this point.

I guess that if this prediction doesn't pan out:

1) You'll shut up and go away in five years (least likely), or
2) You'll say it was the mainstream science/history conspiracy that suppressed the truth, or (most likely)
3) You'll be posting the same spam with the same words, meaning the effective date of your claim slides into the future at the rate of one day per real day.

[Junior]

Laugh all you want, Reep; you will be the last generation of your own family who ever believes in in an Egyptian history going back to 3000 BC; they won't even be teaching that in schools five years from now.

I'm making a note of this so that I can have a good chuckle at your expense June 8, 2007.

[BMCDA]

ba-ba-ba
Where's PH? ;-D

[Doctor Stochastic]

You'll notice that these spams are all ink and no squid.

[Doctor Stochastic]

The Great God Ra, whose shrine once covered acres
Now serves as filler for crossword puzzle makers.

Paraphrase from Keith Preston

[Doctor Stochastic]

The oceans cover about 75% of the earth, which was created for Man, who has no gills.

[Sabertooth]

Dynastic Egypt apparently starts somewhere around 900 or 1000 BC. Again, Sweeney's two books are the best place to start on this one.

Whatever the date of it's inception (and I'm OK with approx. 3000 BC), both modern Archaeology and the Bible both place a well-established Dynastic Egypt long before 1000 BC.

It would appear Sweeney is a rather ambitious "debunker."

[Sabertooth]

"all ink and no squid."

I'll be stealing that, thanks.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Yet we (conservatives) know that these people who write and have written the "science" on "evolution" would never have been hired had they not passed the test of being socialist/communist.

Would you please show in writing where I passed such a test. Either that or apologize.

If all you can do is shout "communist" at those you disagree, why should one pay attention.

[balrog666]

You'll notice that these spams are all ink and no squid.

Maybe it was partly the Bear Ale (thank you, Scotland), but that just made me laugh out loud!

I think that to a real philosopher, nothing is more important than a good belly laugh!