[Nectar] Bogus intelligent design

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By Candidasa das

 

I attended a talk by a "science communicator" who was visiting my

University. He was speaking on intelligent design from a neutral

(yeah, right) perspective.

 

He outlined both the evolution and intelligent design theories. He

quoted anti-evolution argument of the molecular motors that some

bacteria use to propel themselves. These little spinning corkscrews

propellers consist of over 30 different proteins. Anti-evolutionist

have long argued that it would be impossible for these 30 proteins to

come together in just the right configuration all at once in one

evolutionary step, yet they would have had to in order to form a

working and useful motor. However, apparently scientists have now

discovered a bacteria that does a similar thing with just 6 proteins.

Ha! (although how or why they got from 6 to 30 is not yet known)

 

He also gave the famous example of the eye, which is way too

complicated to have "evolved". However, scientists have now discovered

"light sensitive skin". Creatures with such skin obviously gradually

evolved into animals with modern eyes. Ha! (although the exact details

of how this happened are not yet known)

 

Another common misconception is that evolution happens by "chance". It

is not at all chance. There is no planned outcome. it is not like

drawing a specific pair of card from a deck of cards (which would have

a small probability). Much rather, it is like getting any pair of

matching cards from a deck (much more likely). Lots of different

evolutionary paths will work. Nature just happens to have evolved the

way it has. If the Universe's dice had rolled differently then we'd

all be completely different. So, the ridiculously low probabilities

quoted by some opponents of evolution are inaccurate. They are

actually much smaller (but still pretty unlikely).

 

The final steak in the heart of intelligent design is the motivation

of intelligent design advocates. Leaked internal documents reveal that

they are all Christians who are trying to use it as an inroad to have

their religion taught in public schools. This is against the American

constitutions, so it is no wonder that the "evolution is just a

theory" stickers on text-books and other such attempts get struck down

by the courts. The judges aren't stupid. They know there is an

ulterior motive behind it.

 

Christians are being trained up in special universities like the elite

Patrick Henry College and the Opus Dei society. They are then tasked

with infiltrating key positions of power in school boards, etc. to

push their (unconstitutional) Christian agendas.

 

After his "neutral" talk I asked him about Michael Cremo's books. His

answer (and I paraphrase):

 

Oh yeah, he is another one of those religious types. Which

organization does he belong to? The Hare Krishnas, right? However, he

does come up with a few very uncomfortable facts. So, yes, I recommend

everyone at least has a browse through one of his books. But, don't

read any of them, because they are - like - "this" thick. But keep an

open mind and at least look at some of the controversial archeological

findings he presents.

 

So, in summary (according to this science communicator person),

intelligent design is a concocted idea that ultimately aims to have

Christian creationism taught in schools. Science (the new God) will

very soon discover the exact detailed mechanism of evolution (even if

a few minor missing links are still missing at the moment). And the

world will continue to ignore the extremely detailed (non-Christan)

intelligent design theory offered by the Vedic literature (even if it

does make perfect sense and answer many of the open questions).

 

 

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