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Quote by: Starboy Hmmmmm. I guess it is agreed that the so called "watchmaker" argument is not an actual argument and not much of an analogy either.
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Starboy,
Well, you've certainly given me enough time to ponder this, so I guess I must agree that the watchmaker is a poor argument by analogy. You did a nice job of demonstrating the weakness in the argument.
I did some reading on what makes a good argument by analogy and the consensus was that the more attributes in common, the more powerful the argument.
Oh well, It's better to
be right than to just
feel right.
There was however, still this niggling part of me that said I was missing something in my defense of this classic 200 year old argument... So, in an effort to discredit your counter analogy, I attempted to find my phone number in a banana...
Consequently, I concede to your view. This apparently
is a weak argument by analogy.
Thanks,
Jim
Actually I looked in several bananas...