Moose writes:
Many intelligent design (ID) proponents do not state who the designer is. But the possibilities seem to come down to either God or extraterrestrial aliens. I must presume that Mr. Erickson is one of the former. The Raelians would be an example of the later.
To preclude any misunderstanding about what you want to say, my suggestion here would be:
"I must presume that Mr. Erickson is one of
those who promote the former. The Raelians would be an example of
proponents of the
latter." (My additions in bold; thanks, Mike, for "latter".)
[Behe], in my opinion, is the one who has forwarded the most coherent biological argument for ID. But that argument is but one of “God of the gaps”. That is, there are allegedly details in evolution that evolutionary theory can not adequately explain, which requires the input of a designer. In other words, the designer has to some degree influenced the pathways of evolution.
Minor quibble about the sentence in bold: two buts is ugly. Better would be:
"But
his argument is
still one of "
the God of the
Gaps" (Some more embellishments also in bold.)
Mr. Erickson notes that “A Harris poll done in 2005 found that 64 percent of American adults (and about half of those who are college graduates) agree that ”human beings were created directly by God.’” Sorry, but scientific study of “the creation” strongly indicates that those people are wrong.
I'd leave out "Sorry, but". First, there's no need to apologize for the results of science, and second, I think it weakens the power of the argument.
You might also want to point out that the truth about the nature of existence is not a matter of majority opinion.
References/further reading:
Include something by Dawkins?
Edited by Parasomnium, : added paragraph about "Sorry, but"
Edited by Parasomnium, : "latter"
"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." - Charles Darwin.
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