What 'Intelligent Design' is NOT

[Sornaensis]

It is not... - A theory - A hypothesis - Falsifiable - An explanation - seeking truth Keep adding more:

[bluefinger]

Spelling on thread name. Just letting you know

[Sornaensis]

Wat?

[bluefinger]

Wat? I c wat u did thar

[Sornaensis]

Add to the list already!

[Serkat]

Intelligent Design is not the truth! Intelligent Design is not a cookie covered in strawberry frosting Intelligent Design is not approved upon by Neo Intelligent Design is not a Cafeteria Intelligent Design is not about the size but how you use it Intelligent Design is not a crystal ball (Intelligent Design is a crystal ball, but claims not to be) Intelligent Design is not a cookbook Intelligent Design is not a place for master debaters Intelligent Design is not a place for Schoolcruft Intelligent Design is not a phone book Intelligent Design is not made by human beings. That is what they WANT you to think Intelligent Design is not a free image repository Intelligent Design is not a dating service, most of the time at least Intelligent Design is not headed by little green men Intelligent Design is not a land of milk and honey Intelligent Design is not part of this balanced breakfast Intelligent Design is not going to be happy when they see this Intelligent Design is not valid reference material Intelligent Design is not your father Intelligent Design is not the Matrix Intelligent Design is not a weapon of mass destruction Intelligent Design is not deliciously saucy Intelligent Design is not a gender-confused horse Intelligent Design is not a hormone, but it slows bone loss and increases bone density Intelligent Design is not a place for happy people Intelligent Design is not above plagiarizing Intelligent Design is not closed-captioned Intelligent Design is not the yellow pages Intelligent Design is not a bird Intelligent Design is not a plane Intelligent Design is not a Superman Intelligent Design is not about to turn to the Dark Side Intelligent Design is not man's best friend Intelligent Design is not involved in the Watergate scandal (Yeah, sure...) Intelligent Design is not a majoritarian democracy Intelligent Design is not an international crisis, but they think so. Intelligent Design is not the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world Intelligent Design is not your Dad's favorite pair of polka-dotted socks Intelligent Design is not edible (but they should be). Intelligent Design is not Oscar Wilde in disguise Intelligent Design is not better than looking at fannies Intelligent Design is not a rectal suppository (it would hurt if it was... it's huge) Intelligent Design is not a Korean tranny prostitute, although evidence has been found to that effect Intelligent Design is not a city in Texas Intelligent Design is not what you think it is Intelligent Design is not musical Intelligent Design is not what I put on my toast Intelligent Design is not what you put on your toast Intelligent Design is not how you do the hokey pokey Intelligent Design is not Mr. Kuikka Intelligent Design is not able to endorse domestic violence Intelligent Design is not Unix Intelligent Design is not 1337. Not in the least. Intelligent Design is not associated with the government of Tanzania ( actually a true statement ) Intelligent Design is not cricket Intelligent Design is not a river in Egypt Intelligent Design is not Muse Intelligent Design is not as silly as this page Intelligent Design is not my lover; she's just a girl who claims that I am the one Intelligent Design is not a nuclear weapon plant Intelligent Design is not Cream of Wheat; it is closer to Farina, but is more boring. Intelligent Design is not a home for lost Vikings Intelligent Design is not a lean, green, fighting machine. Intelligent Design is not a day over 40. Intelligent Design is not not any type of contraband. Intelligent Design is not an American actress. Intelligent Design is not to be used under the influence of alcohol. Intelligent Design is not as tasty as sushi. Intelligent Design is not suitable for minors. Intelligent Design is not as hot as Hermione Granger. Intelligent Design is not hey, free dummy. Intelligent Design is not bubu. Intelligent Design is not as smart as Uber-Loki. Intelligent Design is not Spartacus. Intelligent Design is not the anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicular muscles in a state of contraction. Intelligent Design is not Scoble Intelligent Design is not Santa Claus Intelligent Design is not kosher Intelligent Design is not here to blend. Intelligent Design is not the cure for cancer. Intelligent Design is not a part of the human body. Intelligent Design is not pie. Intelligent Design is not a monkey in a tiny car. Intelligent Design is not not Intelligent Design. Intelligent Design is not not a double negative. Intelligent Design is not ngiseD tnegilletnI. Intelligent Design is not what's in the box. Intelligent Design is not the number 4. Intelligent Design is not middle aged, bald, short and ugly. Intelligent Design is not fat free. Intelligent Design is not about you. Intelligent Design is not going the prom with you. Intelligent Design is not a documentary your teacher will make you watch. Intelligent Design is not a Jack in the box. Intelligent Design is not a Dutch coffee shop where you can buy and smoke weed Intelligent Design is not your escape from reality. Intelligent Design is not an ice cold glass of lemonade on a hot day. Intelligent Design is not spell check but it thinks it is. Intelligent Design is not a trifling ho. Intelligent Design is not a bucket of smelly bottoms. Intelligent Design is not the answer. You are not Intelligent Design. In Soviet Russia, Intelligent Design is not YOU! Tasty copypasta.

[ChrissyMaria]

Answer this question, if we were intelligently designed, why are so many people so stupid?

[Rakjavik]

Intelligent Design is not promoted by anyone interested in real science.

[ChrissyMaria]

Darn right, Intelligent design should be renamed: "Imaginary Design"

[Rakjavik]

"Imaginary Design" Has a better ring to it IMO.

[Sagea]

- Proven by complexity

[Taosaur]

a lemon chiffon torte

[ChaybaChayba]

Evolution IS intelligent design. By this, I mean that the process of evolution is a thinking intelligent process. Or to state it another way: Evolution is intelligent. This means that all signs of evolution also will be signs of intelligent design, simply because evolution is a form of intelligence. So, instead of the intelligence reciding in the metaphysical head of a super natural being called God, it resides in DNA and their interactions with the world through life and death. All this according to the Kolmogorov Complexity definition of intelligence. Intelligence is the process of rationally building and testing theories about the world, and then using those theories for useful stuff. DNA is mutated, recombined, merged through sex, and otherwise changed. These changes are hypotheses about the world, in the form of new life forms trying to survive there. Thus life forms which do not reproduce are falsified hypotheses. The useful stuff is survival. As for those people preaching intelligent design: They are all religious, and do not know what theories or evolution are. They just pretend and believe they know. Remembering this, they are easily exposed, as long as you yourself really know what theories and evoution are.

[MrDoom]

Has a better ring to it IMO. More like idiotic design. If we were designed by intelligence, why do we have an appendix?

[Sandform]

Because it has a magic purpose we don't know about that is going to happen in the future of course. Also... not .... relevant to anything in modern society.

[nitsuJ]

More like idiotic design. If we were designed by intelligence, why do we have an appendix? darwin believed the appendix was for digesting leaves as primates and no longer needed the organ anymore after we evolved over time, some people don't even have an appendix when they're born http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermiform_appendix Loren G. Martin, a professor of physiology at Oklahoma State University, argues that the appendix has a function in fetuses and adults.[8] Endocrine cells have been found in the appendix of 11 week old fetuses that contribute to "biological control (homeostatic) mechanisms." In adults, Martin argues that the appendix acts as a lymphatic organ. The appendix is experimentally verified as being rich in infection-fighting lymphoid cells, suggesting that it might play a role in the immune system. Zahid[9] suggests that it plays a role in both manufacturing hormones in fetal development as well as functioning to 'train' the immune system, exposing the body to antigens in order that it can produce antibodies. He notes that doctors in the last decade have stopped removing the appendix during other surgical procedures as a routine precaution, because it can be successfully transplanted into the urinary tract to rebuild a sphincter muscle and reconstruct a functional bladder.

[bluefinger]

Better example: Male nipples.

[SomeDreamer]

This video is also pretty good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_nqySMvkcw

[Marvo]

Evolution IS intelligent design. By this, I mean that the process of evolution is a thinking intelligent process. Or to state it another way: Evolution is intelligent. This means that all signs of evolution also will be signs of intelligent design, simply because evolution is a form of intelligence. So, instead of the intelligence reciding in the metaphysical head of a super natural being called God, it resides in DNA and their interactions with the world through life and death. All this according to the Kolmogorov Complexity definition of intelligence. Intelligence is the process of rationally building and testing theories about the world, and then using those theories for useful stuff. DNA is mutated, recombined, merged through sex, and otherwise changed. These changes are hypotheses about the world, in the form of new life forms trying to survive there. Thus life forms which do not reproduce are falsified hypotheses. The useful stuff is survival. As for those people preaching intelligent design: They are all religious, and do not know what theories or evolution are. They just pretend and believe they know. Remembering this, they are easily exposed, as long as you yourself really know what theories and evoution are. Bzznrt.

[Abra]

More like idiotic design. If we were designed by intelligence, why do we have an appendix? One hypothesis suggests that the appendix houses bacteria beneficial to digestion. Seriously. But if you're talking whale legs, those things are damn useless!