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  • The Flawed Philosophy of Intelligent Design

    11/17/2005 11:27:22 AM PST · by Nicholas Conradin · 343 replies · 4,338+ views
    Tech Central Station ^ | 11/17/2005 | James Harrington
    The time has come to be blunt. The problem with Intelligent Design is not that it is false; not that the arguments in its favor reduce to smoke and mirrors; and not that it's defenders are disingenuous or even duplicitous. The problem with Intelligent Design is that it is dumb. I would contend that ID is dumb biology; even if it is on to something, what it is on to has no connection and does no meaningful work in biology (or physics). However, and more significantly, ID is dumb philosophy. First, and despite the claims of its defenders, ID is...