The Hitch Pitch
By Christopher Orlet

… You are a scientist and proponent of Intelligent Design invited onto a comedy show to hawk your new book. The minute you plop down on the sofa the host wags a finger in your face and says, “Tell me why I’m wrong [about Evolution]!” Read More ›

I asked an acquaintance who is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and works in the field of paleobiology what will happen to ID? Here is his brief response: I don’t know what will happen with ID but I am sure something will. The persistent stonewalling by the evolutionists is probably helping the ID effort. It is tragic that the debate has become so polarized and politicized.

A Design for Life John Sutherland meets Michael Behe, a leading proponent of intelligent design, the controversial theory that evolution alone cannot explain life’s complexity Go here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1567967,00.html

Here’s an old paper, but one well worth looking at if you haven’t seen it already: “The Spurious Foundations of Genetic Engineering” by Barry Commoner. It goes without saying that the “spurious foundations” here are the same as those for neo-Darwinism.

Historical Development of the Distinction between Bio- and Abiogenesis.
Robert B. Sheldon
NASA/MSFC/NSSTC, 320 Sparkman Dr, Huntsville, AL, USA

ABSTRACT
Early greek philosophers laid the philosophical foundations of the distinction between bio and abiogenesis, when they debated organic and non-organic explanations for natural phenomena. Read More ›

Yesterday, I took part in a panel discussion for Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show. Included on the panel with me were Edward Larson and Ellie Crystal. I was (and still am) fighting a stomach virus, so I wasn’t in top form, but we do what we can do. The program will air Wednesday, September 14.

I’m planning a new product line of Darwin paraphernalia — Darwinalia®. The first item is set to go — “Darwin in a Vise” (already advertised on this blog here). Read More ›

Over the years, I’ve learned a few things that may usefully be imparted to bright and budding ID theorists. The lesson I’m about to impart is one I adverted to in my paper “Dealing with the Backlash against Intelligent Design” on my designinference.com website. Read More ›

Thanks Bombadill for alerting me to this photo (that’s Richard Dawkins on the left, Steve Aldrich on the right). To view all the festivities of the 2004 Center for Inquiry cruise, go here. Imagine someone putting a gun to your head and forcing you to go on this cruise. Imagine you died and woke up in hell. But I repeat myself.

ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND
Royal Society Alert 390
8 September, 2005

INTELLIGENT DESIGN?
Comment by Royal Society Education Manager, Peter Spratt, Peter.Spratt@rsnz.org
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Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 18:33:29 -0700
From: idurc.org
To: General
Subject: Press Release

The Intelligent Design Undergraduate Research Center is proud to announce the first-ever Graduate Awards to two of its most respected members. Their names are being deliberately withheld. Read More ›

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-brooks27aug27,0,2588441.story

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From a colleague in Italy: In October an article will appear in the important scientific magazine Le Scienze: “Intelligent design: il creazionismo evoluto”. A first Italian presentation of ID will be made by … surprise … H. Allen Orr! You know who Orr is so imagine what Orr will can tell Italians about ID.