(In an effort to help my IDEA comrades at Cornell I revisit the issue of Genetic-ID. My previous post on the issue caused some confusion so I’m reposting it with some clarifications. I post the topic as something I recommend their group discuss and explore.) The corporation known as Genetic-ID (ID as in IDentification, not ID as in Intelligent Design) is able to distinguish a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) from a “naturally occurring” organism. At www.genetic-id.com they claim: Genetic ID can reliably detect ALL commercialized genetically modified organisms. I claim that detecting man-made artifacts (like a GMO) is a valid instance of applying the Explanatory Filter. The Explanatory Filter is used all the time (implicitly): The key step in formulating … Continue reading genetic-id, an instance of design detection? (topic revisited)