I am currently in a dialogue/debate on line at nytimes.com over the issue of Intelligent Design theory.
Consider this recent post by a Darwinist, who writes: “It's true that arguments by ID proponents that organisms are too complex to have evolved step by step are clearly wrong, since one step at a time is just how complexity develops.”
This is a pefect, textbook example of the informal logical fallacy of "begging the question."
This argument states: Premise 1. One step at a time is just how complexity develops. Conclusion: Therefore it is wrong that organisms are too complex to have evolved step by step.
But of course! Because it's just circular reasoning.
