Miraba's Journal: Behe at UMass-Amherst

Erik just contacted me to say that Michael Behe of "Intelligent Design" fame will be speaking at UMass-Amherst on Feb 9.

Does anyone have questions they'd like to see him try to wiggle out of?

Not sure what you should ask him

[nizo]

But make sure you wear your Flying Spaghetti monster t-shirt :-D

Re:Not sure what you should ask him

[DisownedSky]

I'd like to see him precisely define the difference between creationism and ID, and if he states that the Designer might not be a divine being, then ask him how the Designer came to be. No doubt some transparent rhetorical trickery wold be involved.

SMOF is a new one one me - Step Mother Of Frankenstein? Silly Magistrate Offering Fallacies? I'm stumped.

Re:Not sure what you should ask him

[Miraba]

SMOF = Secret Master of Fandom, otherwise know as the people who actually run sci-fi and fantasy conventions.
Not quite as amusing as what you suggested. ;)

Question(s) for Behe

[smooth wombat]

1. Since all real theories require that they be testable, what test does he suggest be used to provide evidence that the designer actually exists?

If he says that things appear to be designed so they must be, the follow-up comment/question should be:

1a. The underwater stones off Bimini appeared to be designed until examinations revealed they were natural features. Doesn't that negate the idea that simply because something looks designed it must be so?

2. Who designed the designer?

3. Isn't it possible that th

Re:Question(s) for Behe

[Miraba]

Those are great. I've passed them on.