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Failed to get "and countless examples of unintelligent design"

 
 
Reply Thu 18 Jun, 2015 05:50 pm
In the context below, it seems to me that " and countless examples of unintelligent design" should be written as "and rather, it offers countless examples of unintelligent design."

Because the grammatical structure "as nature offers no compelling evidence for an intelligent designer and countless examples of unintelligent design" looks as if saying "as nature offers no compelling evidence for an intelligent designer and offers no compelling evidence for countless examples of unintelligent design".

What do you think?

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According to a recent Gallup poll, only 12 percent of Americans believe that life on earth has evolved through a natural process, without the interference of a deity. Thirty one percent believe that evolution has been "guided by God." If our worldview were put to a vote, notions of "intelligent design" would defeat the science of biology by nearly three to one. This is troubling, as nature offers no compelling evidence for an intelligent designer and countless examples of unintelligent design. But the current controversy over "intelligent design" should not blind us to the true scope of our religious bewilderment at the dawn of the twenty first century.
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hingehead
 
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Reply Thu 18 Jun, 2015 07:17 pm
@oristarA,
It reads fine to me. Your changes might remove a slight chance of ambiguity but the writer has preferred a punchier, shorter sentence.
oristarA
 
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Reply Thu 18 Jun, 2015 09:17 pm
@hingehead,
Well... I don't know how to express what I'm thinking...
May someone else express his opinion.
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InfraBlue
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Reply Thu 18 Jun, 2015 11:12 pm
@oristarA,
Yeah, your rewrite would eliminate the ambiguity.

However, the writer's intention was to say:

..., as nature offers:

1 ) no compelling evidence for an intelligent designer...

2) countless examples of unintelligent design...

The writer risked ambiguity for the sake of succinctness.
oristarA
 
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Reply Fri 19 Jun, 2015 01:27 am
@InfraBlue,
Cool.
Thank you both.
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