The Other ID

bizzt · Post by **bizzt** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:56 am

Something off of another Forum...

Anyways here it is
http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2005/1 ... ge=all&p=y

sandy_mcd · Post by **sandy_mcd** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:21 pm

Yeah, I've always wondered why ID is called that. Why not just call it the "design theory" ? What is gained by adding the adjective "intelligent"? Isn't it implicit in the word "design" that some being with some intelligence is involved somewhere ?

Mystical · Post by **Mystical** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 2:36 pm

...that's all I have to say about that.

Believer · Post by **Believer** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:15 pm

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Kurieuo · Post by **Kurieuo** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 5:47 pm

sandy_mcd wrote:Yeah, I've always wondered why ID is called that. Why not just call it the "design theory" ? What is gained by adding the adjective "intelligent"? Isn't it implicit in the word "design" that some being with some intelligence is involved somewhere ?

It was added because "design" language is often used when by scientists who describe particular animals within the framework of natural evolutionary theories, without really endoring the implications of such language. Many such scientists when confronted would disagree that "design" necessarily means intelligence, or say that it is just a way of speaking. Therefore "Intelligent" was added to "Design" to coin "Intelligent Design" to save any confusion.

Kurieuo

sandy_mcd · Post by **sandy_mcd** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 6:23 pm

Thanks for the info, Kurieuo. I had not seen that explanation.