It looks like ID is going to remain a wonderful source of comic commentary. Despite their best interests (and notably lacking any support from their designer), the proponents of ID often end up looking comical.
Having spent a fair amount of time on the scienceblogs sites recently, I came across an interesting debate about ID, titled “Answering Cordova on ID goals.” This is a follow up post after Salvador T. Cordova made some comments on a previous post Ed Brayton made about anti-ID typology.
Now, it is apparent from Salvador Cordova’s comments that he is a very much “pro-ID” so as you may guess it is entertaining to read them. As always, the pro-IDer has no theory to support, no predictions, no testable claims and relies heavily on arguments from incredulity and a lack of personal understanding. For example:
For example, I met a couple computer science students entering junior year who were Christians. I pointed out the cell is a computer with operating systems and software and compilers. I simply posed the question, “do you think Darwinian evolution can make that? You design computer systems, do you think Darwinian evolution can make something like a computer system?” They shook their heads and laughed that evolutionary biologists actually believe that Darwinian evolution can create such systems!
Amazing, really. First off he has created an incorrect analogy (calling a cell a computer with operating systems) and then he gets people who are already biased towards creation (i.e. he specifies they were Christians) to pass comment on a subject they have no reason to have any training, education or specialist insight into. It is like going to a random sample of two building site workers and asking them to write computer software because a building is just basically a program… Madness.
As always, and this will probably remain true until the end of time, ID has no argument or answers and solely exists by trying to find flaws in evolution. As each attempt is rebuffed, the ID supporters happily move on to the next one without batting an eyelid. “Goddidit” seems like a valid answer for any of life’s questions if you are a creationist ID supporter.
On the positive side, some of the comments (fortunately anti-ID) are intelligent, well written and very entertaining to read.