Robin
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| Quote (Occam's Aftershave @ Dec. 15 2011,12:10) |
A specification by definition is a document created before a design is done outlining the goals of the design. The finished produce can then be tested to see if it meets the specification.
You can't come upon a biological object, measure it, then declare the measurements to be a design specification (and therefore evidence for a designer) because you have no idea what the designer (if there was one) intended in the first place. The IDiots keep confusing an after the fact description of the object with a specification for the object. |
I think you've summarized the issue better with this phrasing, Occam. I wasn't quite getting the nuance of the argument until you phrased it this way.
This leads me to another error - the folks at UD have said and still claim that they "infer design", but it seems that really they are claiming to infer specification and then deduce design.
(It was at this point that Robin had a eureka moment)
So that's why DrRec keeps noting that specification is a tautology!
I'm having a slow brain day. Cue Hank Hill, "That boy ain't right."
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we IDists rule in design for the flagellum and cilium largely because they do look designed. Bilbo
The only reason you reject Thor is because, like a cushion, you bear the imprint of the biggest arse that sat on you. Louis
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