Why is the Intelligent Designer so inept?

Yes, of course Taq didn't state that it was an evolutionary dead end, and I didn't say he did. It was you who who made that statement, I stated that that's what you said, and I quoted you saying it. Here it is again: You're referring to the vertebrate eye as an evolutionary dead end and asking how many more dead ends there are. There's no ambiguity. You called the vertebrate eye an evolutionary dead end.Concerning a God who produces flawed designs, the usual argument for design in nature is its perfection. I don't care if you want to claim a God who produces flawed designs, but you're not going to find many evangelical Christians willing to go along with you, and Coyote's question is relevant: how would you determine whether life is the product of this God or of natural processes.--Percy

There's no expectation of privacy at a public debate board. People from both sides are here because they *want* to engage the other side in debate - that's the opposite of a desire for privacy.You're not offending anybody's sensibilities by debating here. In fact, the opposite is true. When the mice stay home the cats have no fun, so to speak. Well let me tell you non-atheists something - I'm a non-atheist, too. So when you say: How about you rethinking your own belief system that requires those who disagree with you to be atheists? Might it possibly be just as mistaken as your belief system that requires science and religion to be in conflict? Maybe. And by running away you insure that you'll be able to continue believing that the things you think you know are actually true.--Percy