Evolution News and Missing the Joke

13th February 2007

Evolution News and Missing the Joke

posted in Creationism by themaiden |

You are missing the joke, guys.

I hope ID critics will finally put to rest the inane charge that if a system has a flaw in any sense—that is, if it is not optimal in every sense (which is impossible)—then that system was not designed.

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It isn’t that a sub-optimal system proves a lack of design. Its that such a system indicates a designer that is less than what one would hope for in a God.

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1 On February 13th, 2007, Friendly Neighborhood DJ said:

I dunno…I thank God every day for giving me a useless appendix that could get infected and turn into a serious health risk. All part of his perfect and divine plan, I suppose.

2 On February 13th, 2007, themaiden said:

My personal favorite is the spine, which an physical anthropology professor once described as “tiddlywinks”. I’ve also heard it described as “a suspension bridge turned on its end”.

3 On February 27th, 2007, hell’s handmaiden » Blog Archive » Sober and ID ? What ironic juxtaposition! said:

[...] MikeGene is largely missing the joke, and he seems to be oversimplifying some things. He notes that: [...]

4 On July 17th, 2007, The creationist follies | hell's handmaiden said:

[...] for the argument, true enough. It has peculiar consequences for the designer, but that is beside the point. It is also an answer that, on the one hand, can provide an excuse [...]