Of Behe and mammary glands

[struggle4progress]

<snip> In early editions, the book included this sentence: "Creation means that various forms of life began abruptly through the agency of an intelligent creator, with their distinctive features already intact — fish with fins and scales, birds with feathers, beaks, wings, etc." <snip>

So later editions, edited after a 1987 U.S. Supreme Court decision that forbade the teaching of creationism in public schools, the sentence was changed to this: "Intelligent design means that various forms of life began abruptly through an intelligent agency, with their distinctive features already intact — fish with fins and scales, birds with feathers, beaks and wings, etc."

And now the newest edition, to be titled "The Design of Life," a draft of which was previewed Wednesday during Day 12 of the Dover Panda Trial, includes this sentence: "Sudden appearance means that various forms of life began abruptly through an intelligent agency, with their distinctive features already intact — fish with fins and scales, birds with feathers, beaks, wings, and mammals with fur and mammary glands, etc."

Now, you could conclude that the good folks who brought us "Of Pandas and People" made the adjustment to reflect exciting new developments in the area of mammary glands. Or maybe the intelligent-design movement has reached an age where it has just discovered mammary glands. It's hard to say. <snip>

http://ydr.com/story/mike/90504/

[jimshoes]

1. Frankly,

I think it was the space aliens that did it. Wrapping one's head around the intelligent design thing is not much different than convincing oneself that W is the smartest guy ever. I find it to be hogwash. IMHO

[BootinUp]

2. Excellent, he's goin down in flames.

Also read the article at the same link Behe's 15th century science.