I know, Ogged -- isn't it amazing? Behe doesn't even give some of the convincing-sounding arguments. You at least need to know something about evolutionary biology to knock holes in his idea of "irreducible complexity." But this business of "you know it looks designed, so why don't you just lie back and think of England" seems to me to be just a transparent appeal to laziness.
I hadn't seen it. In fact, I hadn't read any ID arguments with any care. This is just horrible.
And, you know, irrelevant. Because the case rests almost entirely on
Which is the laziest sort of god the gaps argument. Oy.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 02-12-05 9:19 PM
I was only 90% as shocked as I should have been when I saw that Bob posted. Thought maybe it was fatigue.
Posted by Tweedledopey | Link to this comment | 02-12-05 9:49 PM
Stars are fusion machines. God must have created them. There is no other explanation! Booyakasha!
And god said let there be daft, and he created Michael Behe.
Posted by Tweedledopey | Link to this comment | 02-12-05 9:56 PM
Bob!!
(nothing further to add)
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 02-12-05 10:07 PM
Got a light-skinned friend, looks like Michael Behe; got a dark-skinned friend, looks like Michael Behe.
That doesn't make any sense, but it's in my head now, so thanks, Bob.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 02-12-05 11:29 PM
I know, Ogged -- isn't it amazing? Behe doesn't even give some of the convincing-sounding arguments. You at least need to know something about evolutionary biology to knock holes in his idea of "irreducible complexity." But this business of "you know it looks designed, so why don't you just lie back and think of England" seems to me to be just a transparent appeal to laziness.
Posted by Bob | Link to this comment | 02-13-05 7:41 AM