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Designer Science

by marc at 8:30 am on December 23rd, 2005 in Religious Right / Extremists, Science

Though I’m sure nobody missed the Intelligent Design “Special Report” on Hannity & Colmes last night, there was a telling exchange between Alan Colmes and one of the purported founders of ID, Michael Behe. Since the basis of ID involves the concept of certain features of the universe being crafted by a designer, one is inevitably pressed to wonder what exactly that might be:

Possible candidates for the role of designer include: the God of Christianity; an angel–fallen or not; Plato’s demi-urge; some mystical new age force; space aliens from Alpha Centauri; time travelers; or some utterly unknown intelligent being. (Michael Behe, “The Modern Intelligent Design Hypothesis,” Philosophia Christi, Series 2, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2001), pg. 165)

And indeed, in response to Colmes’ “if not God, who?” question, Behe said “space aliens or time travelers” on live national television, without flinching.

Space aliens? Where have we heard about space aliens mucking around in religion before..?

Full post on the basics of ID to follow. In the meantime, there’s always Unintelligent Design to consider teaching in schools.

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rangelife on 26 Dec 2005 at 7:46 am

Happy Chanukah

Happy Chanukah on behalf of the entire current Jewish population of Martinsville. Expect some heartwarming pictures of savage holiday redneckery on Tuesday. In the meantime, Happy DeLuisemas to our Cannonballrunist friends, and screw the heretical Past…

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Matthew Tobey wrote:

How could Behe neglect to mention the possibility that humankind and the universe were created in 1995 by Burt Reynolds? My fellow Cannonballrunists and I are appalled.

Posted 23 Dec 2005 at 8:35 am ¶
Mark wrote:

No mention of the Flying Spaghetti Monster?!

These people are anti-pastafarian!! I demand a non-binding, Congressional resolution that recognizes his noodly appendage.

:)

Posted 23 Dec 2005 at 8:41 am ¶
Matthew Tobey wrote:

No mention of the Flying Spaghetti Monster?!

These people are anti-pastafarian!! I demand a non-binding, Congressional resolution that recognizes his noodly appendage.

:)

Don’t bring up the Pastafariofascists. They’re trying to steal the Cannonballrunist’s holy-land.

Posted 23 Dec 2005 at 8:48 am ¶
jamie wrote:

I rarely laugh out loud at the back-blogging on 1115, especially recently, but holy moly, a fictional holy land debate between the pastafariofascists and the cannonballrunists is just about the funniest thing i’ve seen in weeks. I will have all know I am a strict two state solution person on this issue - I would look forward to visting both states equally - do tell where the holy land is!!!!!

Posted 23 Dec 2005 at 8:54 am ¶
Jason wrote:

You might have namechecked Heaven’s Gate, but you are probably this close to also getting us on the Church of Scientology’s shit list.

Nice work. Keep it up.

Posted 23 Dec 2005 at 9:41 am ¶
Mark wrote:

Matthew–
You doubt the FSM? You question his existence? You choose Ambulances loaded with overweight comics and feathered hair over his noodly appendage?

I DECLARE WAR ON YOU! I spit in the face of Dom Deluise — the false idol that he is — and fart in the general direction of Burt’s hairpiece.

Jamie–
You may find his greatness here:
http://www.venganza.org/

Make sure to wear full pirate regalia while doing so, lest you feel his warm, yet pliable, wrath!

Posted 23 Dec 2005 at 9:55 am ¶
Matthew Tobey wrote:

You might have namechecked Heaven’s Gate, but you are probably this close to also getting us on the Church of Scientology’s shit list.

Comets of salvation, thetan-filled volcanoes, omnipotent ex-husbands of Loni Anderson, spaghetti-monsters, virgin-births; They’re all equally plausible.

Posted 23 Dec 2005 at 9:56 am ¶
Mark wrote:

Comets of salvation, thetan-filled volcanoes, omnipotent ex-husbands of Loni Anderson, spaghetti-monsters, virgin-births; They’re all equally plausible.

You had me up until the whole “virign births” thing.

C’mon … who’d be so stupid to believe that crap?

Posted 23 Dec 2005 at 10:01 am ¶
Mark wrote:

Oh, and Matthew–
Your site is blocked here at work. I’ll have to check it out from home.

I guess my IT department hates Burt Reynolds … or something.

Posted 23 Dec 2005 at 10:04 am ¶
otter wrote:

Sometimes I find hard to believe that humans can be so stupid and so ignorant. Then today I saw two grown men punching it out over a place in line at a crowded gas station that was $2.03 per gallon when right across the street was a empty gas station that was selling it for $2.06

Space aliens, hah!

I’m sure there’s a big quarantine sign posted a light year away from us on all sides. They dont want to catch the “Stupids”

Posted 23 Dec 2005 at 10:21 pm ¶

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