Unsophisticated and Outdated Scientific Critiques of Intelligent Design in Synthese

We've discussed how articles critiquing intelligent design (ID) in the latest issue of Synthese could not rebut the theory without blatantly misrepresenting what ID says. There are a couple of papers in the issue, however, that discuss scientific matters.

In fact, I'd like to start on a positive note and say that the one article in this issue which I found to be highly civil in tone and thoughtful was Bruce Weber's. He provides a thorough and educational history of arguments...