The Salty Peanut Gallery

by Joe Carter of the evangelical outpost

Part I
#1 By remaining completely ignorant about ID while knocking down strawman versions of the theory.

#2 By claiming that ID is stealth creationism.

#3 By resorting to “science of the gaps” arguments. (Don’t understand how something occurred? Claim God did it. Case closed.)

#4 By claiming that ID isn’t science since it’s not published peer-reviewed literature…and then refusing to allow publications of ID papers in peer-reviewed journals.

#5 By making claims that natural selection/sexual selection is responsible for all behaviors and biological features.

Part II
#6 By invoking design in non-design explanations.

#7 By claiming that the criticism of ID has nothing to do with a prejudice against theism — and then having the most vocal critics of ID be anti-religious atheists.

Part III
#8 By separating origins of life science from evolutionary explanations.

#9 By resorting to ad hominems instead of arguments (e.g., claiming that advocates of ID are ignorant, liars, creationists, etc.).

#10 By not being able to believe their own theory.