Basic Straw-man Fallacy… They put up this stupid straw-man that nobody in their right mind would believe in(Pastafarian Religon) and then falliciously equate it to a real belief(Intelligent Design) that is supported by many scientists, in an attempt to refute that belief.
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It is a classic straw-man fallacy. Rational & philosophically educated Atheists like Quinten Smith would never use it. It’s only the simple-minded followers of Dawkins & Hitchens who think the FSM is somehow a rational critique of the existence or non-existence of an Uncaused Cause.
Atheists who use this “argument” are in the same class as the followers of Richard Comfort who use the “Bannana Argument” for the existence of God. Only half as smart.
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I think that FSM is more like an analogy of God than a straw-man. It has basically the same characteristics. Both’s existence/nonexistence and deeds can’t be proven scientifically. If they could be proven, then religions would cease to exist. No need to believe anymore when there’s irrefutable scientific evidence.
That’s what religions are for – believing. You said it yourself, intelligent design is a belief. It cannot be proven, there can’t be evidence of it. It’s not scientifically sound. It’s useless to try to prove scientifically that intelligent design is true. In fact I’d never grant funds on such a research. I might laugh at the funding applications at best. Tell me, how do you plan to prove the intelligent design without Bible or any ‘divine’ information?