Reply #9: Foo! I have no problem with "intelligent design" as a philosophical .. [View All]

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.. speculation or even as someone's chosen philosophical position.

I will, however, insist loudly that material presented as natural science must rely on natural phenomena, which can be observed and measured by natural means. If "intelligent design" is to become a scientific theory, it must rely not upon speculations but upon measurements and observations; but this seems unlikely to me.

Let me also say that I am not at all opposed to religious beliefs, such as Deism: in fact, although my theology is somewhat non-standard, I regularly attend a mainstream denomination church. Still, I am afraid that (poor sinful creature that I am) I simply cannot resist tweaking people who take their own silly nonsense too seriously ...