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Essay:A Refutation of the 15 Questions (view source)
Revision as of 16:44, January 4, 2013
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'''Why is creationist "just-so" story-telling tolerated?
'''Why is creationist "just-so" story-telling tolerated?
Where are the scientific breakthroughs due to creationism?
'''Where are the scientific breakthroughs due to creationism?'''
Why should creationism, which cannot be falsified, be taught as science?
'''Why should creationism, which cannot be falsified, be taught as science?'''
'''Why should a fundamentally religious idea, a dogmatic belief system that fails to explain the evidence, be taught in science classes?'''
If everything in this universe is designed/created, how do ID researchers know what is designed and what isn't? How can they tell the difference?
If everything in this universe is designed/created, how do ID researchers know what is designed and what isn't? How can they tell the difference?
If over 99% of all species that have ever existed are no longer alive, their design was imperfect. How do ID proponents explain this?
'''If over 99% of all species that have ever existed are no longer alive, their design was imperfect. How do ID proponents explain this?'''
If blind chemistry did not create mind/intelligence, meaning, altruism and morality, are these characteristics not chemical or physical in nature? If so, what distinguishes them, and why hasn't it been detected?
'''If blind chemistry did not create mind/intelligence, meaning, altruism and morality, are these characteristics not chemical or physical in nature? If so, what distinguishes them, and why hasn't it been detected?'''
Who designed the designer?
'''Who designed the designer?'''
In what way is intelligent design a useful scientific theory, if one cannot predict the actions of the designer?
'''In what way is intelligent design a useful scientific theory, if one cannot predict the actions of the designer?'''
How does intelligent design pass the criterion of [[Occam's Razor]], if it assumes the existence of a designer?
'''How does intelligent design pass the criterion of [[Occam's Razor]], if it assumes the existence of a designer?'''
What is the "signature" of intelligent design that ID proponents often refer to?
'''What is the "signature" of intelligent design that ID proponents often refer to?'''
What experiments have shown intelligent design to be correct (as opposed to simply proving evolution wrong)?
'''What experiments have shown intelligent design to be correct (as opposed to simply proving evolution wrong)?'''
If intelligent design should be taught in schools, why not other religious beliefs? See [[Flying Spaghetti Monster]]
'''If intelligent design should be taught in schools, why not other religious beliefs? See [[Flying Spaghetti Monster]]'''
In what way is intelligent design a logical process? How were living beings designed?''''''
In what way is intelligent design a logical process? How were living beings designed?''''''