[MD] Intelligent Design

[Steven Peterson]

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 1:58 PM,  <craigerb at comcast.net> wrote:
> [Steve]
>> No evidence could ever confirm [ID] since it is impossible to even
>> imagine evidence that could ever be inconsistent with it. Unless we
>> can say what it would be like for ID to be false, it is meaningless to
>> science to say that it is true.

Craig:
> There could be evidence that ID is true: viz., the Designer shows up,
> maybe alters the speed of light, changes the strength of attraction
> between the proton & the electron, etc.  What there can't be is evidence
> that  there is no Designer.


Steve:
That is not what goes by the so-called scientific theory of
intelligent design. It isn't about waiting for the designer to show.
It is supposed to be about finding evidence of design. As I tried to
explain, there can be no such evidence if you allow for an omnipotent
designer.