[Alberta's Child]

In fact, the theory of intelligent design is hardly "pseudoscience" -- it is more commonly known as the theory of "irreducible complexity," which states that almost any functioning part of an organism is so complex that it could not possibly have evolved (in other words, it is so complex that it would not even function properly with even tiny changes in its makeup).

[gdani]

In fact, the theory of intelligent design is hardly "pseudoscience".....

Isn't that like saying, "and on the 8th day, man created God"?

[jennyp]

In fact, the theory of intelligent design is hardly "pseudoscience" -- it is more commonly known as the theory of "irreducible complexity," which states that almost any functioning part of an organism is so complex that it could not possibly have evolved (in other words, it is so complex that it would not even function properly with even tiny changes in its makeup).

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.

[Junior]

Irreducible Complexity invariably relies on an individual's subjective belief. Simply because you or anyone you know cannot conceive of how a feature came to be does not make it irreducibly complex, as someone may come along tomorrow and map out the entire process for you.