Tim, I know and you know that your use of the phrase “intelligent design” is not meant to include supernatural designers. Most other people don’t know that, and hence react negatively. Since you expect this response, that makes you a troll (some unnamed sub-species of troll—I hope a vanishing sub-species!)
“Intelligent design” refers any designers who are intelligent, in my book—supernatural or not.
It is true that I don’t use “intelligent design” as an abbreviation for “the hypothesis that an intelligent designer created most organic beings”. That abbreviation is basically a misuse of terminology—and needs killing off.
Using terminology the only way it’s ever been used seldom causes as much terminological confusion, as singlehandedly trying to change it (without warning people what you’re doing).
Tim, I know and you know that your use of the phrase “intelligent design” is not meant to include supernatural designers. Most other people don’t know that, and hence react negatively. Since you expect this response, that makes you a troll (some unnamed sub-species of troll—I hope a vanishing sub-species!)
Why do you persist in doing this?
Piling on and downvoting.
“Intelligent design” refers any designers who are intelligent, in my book—supernatural or not.
It is true that I don’t use “intelligent design” as an abbreviation for “the hypothesis that an intelligent designer created most organic beings”. That abbreviation is basically a misuse of terminology—and needs killing off.
Using terminology the only way it’s ever been used seldom causes as much terminological confusion, as singlehandedly trying to change it (without warning people what you’re doing).