re: #119 Rexatosis

Great post! The problem with Herzberg, of course, is not that he doesn’t understand Aquinas, nor even that he most likely has never read him. That’s not so unusual among philosophy profs today and is no great scandal. The problem is that he misrepresents him to the point of silliness.

In any event, there are a great many philosophical arguments favoring intelligent design. Whether weak or strong, they should NOT be confused with “Intelligent Design,” which is a specific argument purporting to be a valid hypothesis in natural science.

To maintain, as I do, that Intelligent Design has no place in science class is NOT to say that the whole subject of intelligent design is unworthy of consideration in philosophy. One could even find a philosophical defense of intelligent design compelling without giving the pseudo-science of ID the least credence.