Intelligent Design

The first of two New York Times articles on ID: go here. This one by Jodi Wilgoren covers the political aspects of the debate. An upcoming one by Kenneth Chang focuses on the science.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9008040

I’ve been assured that the moneys will be deposited in my Cayman account, so I’m back. The first thing I want to direct your attention to is the letter by the Office of Special Counsel to Richard Sternberg: http://www.rsternberg.net/OSC_ltr.htm. Compare this with the spin that Nick Matzke and the NCSE are trying to put on this affair: http://www.pandasthumb.org/archives/2005/08/sternberg_compl.html. Compare also Mike Gene’s commentary at Telic Thoughts: go here.

The rancor and daily vilification directed at me by the Pandasthumb has finally taken its toll. Never a kind word or a gesture of appreciation for all I’ve done to advance science and enrich our understanding of the world. Just criticism, vituperation, and abuse. I can’t endure it any longer. I’ve therefore decided to leave intelligent design and return to my first love — playing Chicago blues at the keyboard. Is this decision final? Might I make a comeback to intelligent design? Yes, it’s possible. If someone were to deposit $1,000,000 in my bank account (routing and account numbers available on request), I will consider a return. Otherwise, look for me around Halsted and Fullerton. Farewell.

Why ‘Theology Is a Simple Muddle’ By Lee Harris Published 08/19/2005 As one of my colleagues put it: “Twenty thousand words! And so far as I can tell, he has never read *anything* by comtemporary design theorists. Yet he proposes a way to reconcile ID to Neo-Darwinism. Maybe he should find out what he’s trying to reconcile first. ”

Evolutionists in a panic
Aug 17, 2005
By R. Albert Mohler Jr.
Baptist Press

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Editor Explains Reasons for ‘Intelligent Design’ Article By Michael Powell Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, August 19, 2005; Page A19 Evolutionary biologist Richard Sternberg made a fateful decision a year ago. As editor of the hitherto obscure Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Sternberg decided to publish a paper making the case for “intelligent design,” a controversial theory that holds that the machinery of life is so complex as to require the hand — subtle or not — of an intelligent creator. MORE

Michael Shermer had an op-ed in the LA Times a week and a half ago. I’m reprinting a fuller version of it here with his permission and including some commentary in italics. Thanks, Michael. Read More ›

Amazon reviews of ID books tend to be either very positive or very negative. I was just looking to see how Uncommon Dissent: Intellectuals Who Find Darwinism Unconvincing was doing, and saw that every single review was either 5 stars (the highest rating) or 1 star (the lowest rating). The 1-star reviews are illuminating for their depth and insight. I include them here for your edification: Read More ›

Here’s an exchange with an Australian reporter who asked some perceptive questions about ID (my answers are interspersed in italics): Read More ›

Mark Perakh has weighed in with yet another screed against my work (go here). He seems out of his element. I’m still awaiting his detailed critique of “Searching Large Spaces” — does he even understand the relevant math?

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=4702 Will Bush and the current pope do to Darwinism what Reagan and the previous pope did to Marxism?

Here’s an illuminating comment from journalist friend on the media’s increasing attention to ID: Read More ›

Evolution: Debate it
By John Angus Campbell and Stephen C. Meyer

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http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewPrint&articleId=10115