An apparently unprovable hypothesis that living creatures were created by an all-powerful, intelligent entity that itself did not have a creator. Contrast with evolution. ID proponents typically fail to understand 4 things:
1) Scientists use the word "theory" differently than the layperson
2) Science operates just fine in the absence of absolute truths. Thus, if evolutionary theory doesn't explain everything, that's not a problem - it's a "work in progress"
3) People are no better off substituting a slightly imperfect scientific theory for a completely unsupported religious hypothesis
4) The fact that ID cannot be disproven is a weakness, not a strength (e.g. There are 482,331 raisins orbiting Saturn right now... I defy you to prove me wrong).
1) Scientists use the word "theory" differently than the layperson
2) Science operates just fine in the absence of absolute truths. Thus, if evolutionary theory doesn't explain everything, that's not a problem - it's a "work in progress"
3) People are no better off substituting a slightly imperfect scientific theory for a completely unsupported religious hypothesis
4) The fact that ID cannot be disproven is a weakness, not a strength (e.g. There are 482,331 raisins orbiting Saturn right now... I defy you to prove me wrong).
If Intelligent Design is such a great alternative explanation to evolutionary theory, why aren't proponents actually USING it to advance scientific understanding? In short, they should practice what they preach... literally.
by FigurinOutLife September 29, 2005
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One of the nation's oldest art institutions,located in Boston, MA.
Massachusetts College of Art, or "MassArt", is surrounded by a number of other colleges and scary homeless men who wander in and out of Mission Hill.
Common activities include:
Wondering when the Wentworth Bros are going to stop going to the gym, playing xbox, or wearing polos. Bragging over the fact that your dorm includes three bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen, living room and enough food to last you for days- unless you live in smith and actually leave your dorm to visit the outside world. Sleeping through Introduction to Western Art History lectures until the sound of a jim bean bottle clashing on the cement floor and the teacher screaming obscenities about sexual conquests wakes you up. Knowing that you can get from one end of campus to the other without going outside. Seeing the entire school burn things at the annual "Iron Pour". Getting pissed at your friends at regular universities because they complain about their two hours classes- in comparison to your six hour studios.
How to spot someone who attends MassArt:
A Massarter will ussually be spotted anytime between 11am and 3 am wondering the streets in there skinny jeans, Dr.Marten books while holding a cigarette in one hand and a coffee cup in the other. Other qualities include: thick rimmed classes,wearing tights as pants or having one or more parts of their hair shaved, died or dreaded.
Massachusetts College of Art, or "MassArt", is surrounded by a number of other colleges and scary homeless men who wander in and out of Mission Hill.
Common activities include:
Wondering when the Wentworth Bros are going to stop going to the gym, playing xbox, or wearing polos. Bragging over the fact that your dorm includes three bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen, living room and enough food to last you for days- unless you live in smith and actually leave your dorm to visit the outside world. Sleeping through Introduction to Western Art History lectures until the sound of a jim bean bottle clashing on the cement floor and the teacher screaming obscenities about sexual conquests wakes you up. Knowing that you can get from one end of campus to the other without going outside. Seeing the entire school burn things at the annual "Iron Pour". Getting pissed at your friends at regular universities because they complain about their two hours classes- in comparison to your six hour studios.
How to spot someone who attends MassArt:
A Massarter will ussually be spotted anytime between 11am and 3 am wondering the streets in there skinny jeans, Dr.Marten books while holding a cigarette in one hand and a coffee cup in the other. Other qualities include: thick rimmed classes,wearing tights as pants or having one or more parts of their hair shaved, died or dreaded.
by imanArt Student April 13, 2010
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2. Excrement.
2. Excrement.
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Get the Art and design high school mug.The opposite of "user-friendly" design, it defines the likely product of design work that does not include continual involvement of users in the requirements and design process.
The user-hostile design of the user interface for this product resulted from a design attempt by the developers with no style guide and no user-centered design methods.
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Get the user-hostile design mug.A degree you can get at a university that may or may not land you a job after 4 years of no sleep, no food, and no fucking money, all while working your ass off and being told that all your ideas are shit.
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