Thoughts on William Paley's Watchmaker analogy?

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More like William GAYley, am I right?
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Not The Real JReg wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:12 am More like William GAYley, am I right?
Woah dude, cool it with the homophobia.
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Not The Real JReg wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:13 am Woah dude, cool it with the homophobia.
Oh come on, that was just a joke. I'm bisexual ffs.
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Not The Real JReg wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:13 am Oh come on, that was just a joke. I'm bisexual ffs.
Yeah, well that doesn't give you the right to say offensive and homophobic things. You shouldn't be using the word "gay" as an insult. I mean, it's 2020.
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Here's a video I found very interesting relating to Paley's design argument. It touches upon some of the points made by @Not The Real JReg:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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Not The Real JReg wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:08 am
Not The Real JReg wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:51 am
Not The Real JReg wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:51 am Why are we ignoring the fact that William Poley was a serial sex offender?
Source?
Nevermind. I had him confused with that Harvey Weinstein fella.
It's funny you should mention him. I had a horrible dream about him last night where he was released from jail, and he was invited to the Oscar's! When I woke up, I was so thankful that it was just a dream.
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Not The Real JReg wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:23 am It's funny you should mention him. I had a horrible dream about him last night where he was released from jail, and he was invited to the Oscar's! When I woke up, I was so thankful that it was just a dream.
That could end up happening in real life. They released that nonce Cardinal George Pell from prison.
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Not The Real JReg wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:27 am That could end up happening in real life. They released that nonce Cardinal George Pell from prison.
I didn't hear about this. Is there a news article about it?
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Not The Real JReg wrote: Tue Apr 14, 2020 10:27 am I didn't hear about this. Is there a news article about it?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-52183157
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Well in fairness, he was released because it was found that the jury which had convicted him hadn't considered all the evidence. So it might not be fair to say with certainty that he's a paedophile. Innocent until proven guilty after all.
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