Intelligent Design

kluge
Mon, 08 Aug 2005 21:47:05 +0000

Pafather says: “Once you have complex life forms that can reproduce and undergo mutations, I understand how you can have a variety of different complex life forms (I am not sure if microevolution can account for ALL of the variety we now have, but I will argue that later). But the INITIATION of the complex chemical compounds and life forms is a difficulty for evolutionists.”

And Susantm says: “I agree.”

But… we’re not talking about a process which directly conflicts with what we think we know about chemistry and physics, etc. - just a very complicated, and perhaps rare set of circumstances leading to the creation of those complex chemical compounds and, yes, life, that we’re not in a good position to study and don’t know a lot about - yet. Are we really in a position to declare that it could not have happened through “dumb” means? Could never occur by a one in ten trillion set of circumstances? Could only have happened by the act of God? Or are we just sort of at the same stage as medievel alchemists studying chemistry - struggling along as best we can, seeing the world through a glass, darkly?

The problem I have with intelligent design is that it’s a dead end. God did it. No point in studying any further - I ain’t God. Don’t play in that league. The essence of intelligent design is, as citygirlsmom keeps saying (and you guys keep trashing her for) is an intelligent designer. And not just garden-variety intelligent. Not even College Confidential intelligent. God-level “intelligence.”