Me:
>It would seem this would be just as intellectually satisfying as
>thinking something just fell together in a way that happened to
>make it more likely it would persist.
Huxter4441:
>Who is thinking that? What you are doing is constructing a strawman
>argument. Common practice in creationist circles.
Me:
>Strawman begets strawman. People with beams in their eye ought not
>complain about other circles. Next time, I'd suggest being more leary
>of the bait. ;)
Huxter:
>Yeah... Sure.... Your strawman was in claiming that 'someone' thinks
>'something just fell together'. That IS common in creationist circles.
>Where was mine?
From my perspective, you clearly implied the only thing to add to
my posting was that a "supernatural entity did it!", and then with an
arrogance that is typical of anti-design people, likewise implied it
should be flippantly dismissed. Of course, these are my perceptions.
But speaking of straw mans, in record speed, you just produced
*another* one. You claim:
>Your strawman was in claiming that 'someone' thinks 'something just fell
>together'.
But I didn't claim this, now did I? Perhaps you should read what is
written. I wrote, as part of one complete sentence:
"as thinking something just fell together in a way that happened to
make it more likely it would persist."
I realize anti-evolutionists commonly portray evolution as pure chance,
but my portrayal includes natural selection - "in a way that happened to
make it more likely it would persist."
It is at least as valid to cast ID as "a supernatural entity did it!" as it
is to cast
Darwinian evolution as "something just fell together in a way that happened to
make it more likely it would persist."
>Next time, I'd suggest not using strawman statements.
And I'd suggest you read what is posted. Your reply suggests you are
driven by looking for buzz words that trigger the following argument:
"That IS common in creationist circles." Apparently, the logic is
to convince yourself a creationist ploy is in play and then rely on
handy counter-creationist tactics. If you had simply bothered to calmly
read what was posted, you would have spared yourself the irony
of using a straw man to accuse me of using straw men.
And I'd also suggest you practice what you preach.
Mike
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