Monday, August 29, 2005

Edge 166 - Show Me the Science

Edge 166 - Show Me the Science:
"'The proponents of intelligent design use an ingenious ploy that works something like this,' writes Tufts philosopher Daniel C. Dennett, and author of Darwin's Dangerous Idea. 'First you misuse or misdescribe some scientist's work. Then you get an angry rebuttal. Then, instead of dealing forthrightly with the charges leveled, you cite the rebuttal as evidence that there is a 'controversy' to teach.'"