For those of my friends (a couple at least) who believe that the Intelligent Design proponents might "have a point" - I would like to take a moment to post this piece... it's from The SGU 5x5 (The Skeptics Guide To The Universe, 5 by 5).
I found it one of the best, succinct, refutations of the "Irreducible Complexity" argument that is often put forward by people who support the idea of Intelligent Design.
On the same subject, essentially - I also found this, shorter, piece on Teleology (the generic argument behind Intelligent Design), its history and the reasons for being skeptical of its implementation.
Basically, it efficiently outlines the argument against the idea behind Intelligent Design.
Nice work from the SGU team.
How Were the Pyramids Built?
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The Egyptian pyramids, and especially the Pyramids at Giza, have fascinated
people probably since their construction between 4700 and 3700 years ago.
The...
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