Joe Carter at Evangelical Outpost has put together a series of posts titled 10 Ways Darwinists Help Intelligent Design, and it's quite perceptive. The series is in three parts. Part one is here, part two can be found here and part three is here.
The following is a list of Carter's ten ways. Go to his site to read his explanations of them:
- By remaining completely ignorant about ID while knocking down strawman versions of the theory.
- By claiming that ID is stealth creationism.
- By resorting to "science of the gaps" arguments.
- 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.
- By making claims that natural selection is responsible for all behaviors and biological features.
- By invoking design in non-design explanations.
- 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.
- By separating origins of life science from evolutionary explanations.
- By resorting to ad hominems instead of arguments (e.g., claiming that advocates of ID are "ignorant").
- By not being able to believe their own theory.
Also, on the evolution/ID front, here's a brief video geared toward kids that succinctly explains the difference between materialist and theistic explanations of the origin of life.
Thanks to Uncommon Descent for the tip.
