Darwinist: Evolution is a fact fact fact! The evidence for evolution is overwhelming. The theory is as well proven as the theory of gravity. IDer: Well, OK. If by “evolution” you mean that the biosphere is very different now than it was in the past, you get no argument from me. Darwinst: Then genuflect with the rest of us at the altar of St. Charles. Bow down damn you. Submit. Acknowledge his genius. IDer: Wait a minute. I thought we were talking about evolution in the broad sense of “the biosphere is different now than it was in the past.” Now you’re asking me to sign off on a particular theory of why it is different. I am not prepared Read More ›

A little over a year ago, I wrote a reply to a post by skeptic John Loftus, arguing that in a godless universe, senseless evils are precisely what we would expect to happen. Shortly afterwards, Jeffery Jay Lowder, President Emeritus (and co-founder) of Internet Infidels, Inc., posted a reply to my post, which I’d like to respond to today. In my post, I accused John Loftus of making seven philosophical errors. Jeffery Jay Lowder has responded to each of my seven points. I’d now like to reply to Lowder’s arguments. Mistake #1: Loftus’ failure to take account of prior probabilities In his reply, Jeffery Jay Lowder conceded that John Loftus had failed to take account of prior probabilities in his Read More ›

I appreciate our commenters here at UD. The comment threads are often more enlightening than the OPs. For example, in the combox to my nullasalus Makes a Point Darwinist wd400 gamely presses the Darwinist line against several ID proponents. This great exchange caught my eye, because it encapsulates in just a few brief comments the entire debate between ID proponents and Darwinists. I especially want to thank wd400 for his civil and patient participation in this thread. Wd400 gets the ball rolling by claiming this article  provides an “in-depth look at what we know about the evolution of one system of cell-types and tissue, approached from a range of angles” phoodoo calls foul: You used one of the most classic Read More ›

First Things has posted a response – of sorts – to Stephen Meredith’s dreadful “Looking for God in All the Wrong Places.” See Intelligent Design Might be Wrong, but not the Way You Think by Stephen H. Webb. It is not the sort of reply someone who understands and advocates ID would have written. But at least it’s something.