The starting point of this discussion is my central thesis, which is:
1) DNA is not merely a molecule with a pattern; it is a code, a language, and an information storage mechanism.
2) All codes are created by a conscious mind; there is no natural process known to science that creates coded information.
3) Therefore DNA was designed by a mind.
If you can provide an empirical example of a code or language that
occurs naturally, you've toppled my proof. All you need is one.
Perry Marshall
The
discussion continued for more than 4 months and 300 posts. At the
end, nearly all participants dropped out, having failed to topple my
proof or produce any new objections that had not already been
addressed. In the course of a very detailed and vigorous
discussion my argument did not suffer the slightest injury.
There
were six major counter-arguments to information as proof of intelligent
design. You can follow these links for a thorough summary of the
discussion threads:
