1) No problem there
2) design: No problem there. The problem is for ID proponents who are trying to propose a scientific method to detect supernatural design.
3) What anomaly here?
4) Again, no problem or anomaly
MP>I think that the materialism-naturalism assumption is not perfect, but I
>can't see a better alternative.
SJ: What "alternatives" has Marcio examined? In particular, has he examined theism?
What books on theism did he read?
Show us how Theism allows us to detect in a scientific manner evidence of a supernatural event?
SJ: After examining the evidence for theims in those books, what did Marcio find that
"materialism-naturalism" can explain that theism can't? And what did Marcio find
that theism "can explain that "materialism-naturalism" can't? And after all this
comparison of the two alternatives, what were the decisive facts that convinced
Marcio that "materialism-naturalism assumption" is "a better alternative than
theism?
Deus ex machina is not a better alternative Stephen. Perhaps you can present a better one?
MP>Also, I don't see how it would prevent
>totally the detection of ID. What would be your alternative?
SJ:See Swinburne's quote above for starters.
Avoidance. Try to answer the question Stephen. And show also how you propose to detect it?