designoid

Before going into the reasons that the EF is a psuedo-algorithm, I'd like to present an example of what Dawkins calls a "designoid," that is, something that appears designed but isn't.

The Panda's Thumb: Designoids Archives 2010

Last week I introduced Dawkins' term "designoid" with a striking example.

The Panda's Thumb: Designoids Archives 2010

Nevertheless, comparative biology, with the help of paleontology and more recently genetics, have shown how evolution is able to produce many such "designoid" features in a step-by-step process.

Teach the Controversy James F. McGrath 2008

Even though designoid objects appear to be designed, Darwin proved that this is not the case.

More atheist proselytising « Anglican Samizdat 2009

He explains that creationists mistakenly believe designoid objects to be designed objects created by a divine being.

More atheist proselytising « Anglican Samizdat 2009

Given the "pseudodesigned" or "designoid" results of evolution as observable in the present day, what criteria if any could be proposed that would allow for the detection of "real design", i.e. design by an already-existing conscious entity rather than by a natural process with the capacity to mimic it?

Outsmarted by the Unintelligent James F. McGrath 2009

Given the "pseudodesigned" or "designoid" results of evolution as observable in the present day, what criteria if any could be proposed that would allow for the detection of "real design", i.e. design by an already-existing conscious entity rather than by a natural process with the capacity to mimic it?

Archive 2009-08-01 James F. McGrath 2009

And, he's scrapped his previous idea of using designoid as a replacement.

Evolution News & Views 2009

Gene’s design inference takes seriously the fact that previous design arguments were fooled by “designoid” organs.

Review of Mike Gene, The Design Matrix: A Consilience of Clues (Arbor Vitae Press, 2007). James F. McGrath 2008