Lecture on 'intelligent design' flaw Monday

4:02 p.m., March 2, 2006–Elliott Sober, Hans Reichenbach Professor and William F. Vilas Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, will deliver UD’s spring David Norton Memorial Lecture, “What’s Wrong with Intelligent Design Theory?” at 7 p.m., Monday, March 6, in 125 Clayton Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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15 Comments

Henry J | March 5, 2006 10:48 PM

Re “Lecture on ‘intelligent design’ flaw Monday”

Short form: I.D. doesn’t explain anything in any significant detail. ;)

Henry

Omega Blue | March 5, 2006 11:16 PM

The most significant flaw is there is no theory :D. Not in the scientific sense, at any rate.

UnMark | March 5, 2006 11:43 PM

Doh! That’s less than 90 minutes from here, but I work until about 6:30… :(

Karen Spivey | March 6, 2006 1:32 AM

Sounds interesting…is it going to be recorded for the web?

PvM | March 6, 2006 3:21 AM

I am not sure if there will be a taping of the event or even notes or slides. Sober’s arguments against Intelligent Design have been both fair and devastating. I am not aware of much of any effort of Dembski’s part to address Sober’s critiques. Anyone?

Elliott Sober Papers

Tom Morris | March 6, 2006 3:59 AM

It’d be so cool if someone did tape it or video it. I really enjoyed watching the video of Ken Miller’s talk at Case Western.

Tom Morris | March 6, 2006 4:00 AM

It’d be so cool if someone did tape it or video it. I really enjoyed watching the video of Ken Miller’s talk at Case Western.

Dean Morrison | March 6, 2006 5:57 AM

For those of in the UK there is a programme on C4 tonight at 8pm - 6th March (Dispatches) on the growing influence of American inspired evangelicals in British Schools:

http://www.channel4.com/culture/mic[…]es/fund.html

egbooth | March 6, 2006 9:12 PM

Dembski has a pretty worthless response to Elliott Sober (circa 2000) here:

http://www.arn.org/docs/dembski/wd_[…]etowiscu.htm

frank schmidt | March 6, 2006 9:26 PM

It’s worth a goodish drive to hear Elliot Sober. Ask him about the “theory of shirts” if he doesn’t mention it in his talk.

Mike Z | March 7, 2006 12:18 AM

For those who may be interested and are within range:

University of Colorado, Boulder Conference on the History and Philosophy of Darwinian Evolutionary Theory

http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/[…]HPS2006.html

Scheduled speakers include Robert Pennock Betty Smocovitis Matt Young (hi Matt) Vic Stenger

still accepting paper submissions…

wamba | March 10, 2006 1:08 PM

As school prepares to expand, ‘intelligent design’ on table

Tom Stoner, headmaster of Covenant Christian School, in the schools new science lab. The school, which is located in the West Peabody Office Park, plans to teach the theory of intelligent design to its students.

Well that’s excellent. Here we’ve been unable to find anyone who can explain the “theory” of intelligent design, and all we had to do was ask Tom Stoner.

Jim Wynne | March 10, 2006 1:51 PM