Intelligent Design

[marieelissa]

Yeah right, this is the best God could do? This is a bad design, I mean it is far from perfect and I could think of ways to make this better.

[shernajwine]

Good luck with that, let me help you

Okay. Here is your chance to design a universe that is better than the one we live in. Many people claim that the poor design of our universe and/or God's involvement or lack thereof results in a universe that is unacceptable. In order to present a thorough model, please address all the following issues:
   1. Will the beings you create be equal to you or less powerful?
   2. What degree of free will will you allow to those beings?
   3. How will you prevent those beings from hurting you, each other and their creation?
   4. What will you do with those beings who break your rules?
   5. What laws of physics will you use?

I encourage you to "think outside the box." The universe you design does not have to be similar to our universe. Change the laws of physics. Think about gravity, thermodynamics, matter, energy, etc. Think about the beings who you create. How will they interact with you and each other (you don't have to use the five senses that we have)? My goal is to get you to think deeply about the issues of free will and love and how those issues are affected by the physical laws.


Visit this website for the rest of the instructions and you can submit your alternate universe idea and Rich Deem will send you a response.

Richard Deem earned his bachelor of science degree in biological sciences at the University of Southern California. He received his master of science degree in microbiology from California State University, Los Angeles, and has been working in basic science research since 1976. He has authored and co-authored a number of studies, included several areas of molecular biology and genetics, immunology,.....
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/icandobetter.html

Have fun 

[healthfreedom]

The bible declares that God is the creator in Genesis chapter 1 verse 1.

[Falconer02]

Yeah right, this is the best God could do? This is a bad design, I mean it is far from perfect and I could think of ways to make this better.

ID is just a clever way to put creationist ideas back in schools so don't bother with it, Marie. Actual science refines it's views of the universe and becomes more precise whereas creationism/ID has a history of doing the exact opposite. Most of the time it just clings to the side of newfound evidence like an annoying parasite and always uses the 'god of the gaps' cop-out (can't explain it? Then god did it!). Fortunately 99.99999% of actual scientists in the specified fields regard it as pseudoscience, the gov't looks at it as a violation of the 1st amendment, and it has pretty much been laughed out of the courtroom (Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District).

[jaymz462]

I really can't wait until we find some other life out there in the universe, especially intelligent life (as long as it doesn't want to blow us up real good like.)  That'll pop some heads.  Should be interesting to see how religious dogma attempts in to incorporate ET.