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okay, so I was watching an old Daily Show last night. I think it's from Monday. Anyway, for the Evolution/Shmevolution debate they had one guy explaining Intelligent Design, and he used Mount Rushmore as his example of something you look at and can tell, just by looking, that some kind of intelligence was behind it.

Wuh huh?

Um. I'm confused. How does that example support his point. The intelligence behind Mount Rushmore is human, not divine.

Um. I'm confused. How does that example support his point. The intelligence behind Mount Rushmore is human, not divine.

Well, I think he's saying that you can look at animals and humans and what-not and tell that there's some kind of intelligence behind it. A variation on the "intelligent watchmaker" or whatever that was called.

Dumb.

Yeah, and I look at the human female reproductive system and *definitely* see the workings of blind chance.

But then why use a human work of art as his example? I mean, it's not like he said he was making an analogy.

But then why use a human work of art as his example?

Because he's not counting on his audience thinking too critically about what he's saying.

Same goes for his "It could be an Intelligent Designer with really poor attention to detail" response to JS's "But what about my scrotum?" challenge.

Having not seen it, my answer is because he is a blowhard stoopidhead.

How are you Burrell. I think I was playing with Frannie in my dream last night, cause I woke up thinking I should see her.

he used Mount Rushmore as his example of something you look at and can tell, just by looking, that some kind of intelligence was behind it.

Mount Rushmore was created in 7 days via divine intervention, right?

Heh.

Four years ago, comedian Gilbert Gottfried famously learned the perils of puncturing the national mood. Three weeks after the terrorist attacks, he was speaking at a Friar's Club roast of Hugh Hefner and joked that he had to leave early to catch a plane to Los Angeles.

He couldn't get a direct flight, he said, so he had to make a stop at the Empire State building.

He heard a collective gasp. Someone shouted out, "Too soon!" Gottfried retreated by telling the filthy, hoary joke immortalized in the current movie "The Aristocrats."

"I had to go into safe territory," he said, "like incest and bestiality."

Same goes for his "It could be an Intelligent Designer with really poor attention to detail" response to JS's "But what about my scrotum?" challenge.

Oy! My eyes were totally rolling forever. WTF? I mean, if you are going to credit your designer with intelligence, you'd think reproduction would be one of those areas where he'd take a bit of care.

msbelle, you should come see Franny and then you can play with her at night when she wakes up, and I can sleep! Oh wait, no, you'll be sleeping too... hmm. This plan may need a bit more work.