An argument without authority is just that - simply an argument. People are free to agree or disagree; I'm satisfied if they make people think.

Don't worry Mike, I don't think you're a dog. :->

It would help your case, however, if you actually had higher appeals to make; it isn't simply cyberspace that allows for the type of argumentation about which you speak.

Why won't you say what fields of study you've focussed on in your undergrad and perhaps post-grad education?

I've explained this before. I am not going to make any appeal to qualifications or training. If I have no qualifications or relevant training, this may cause some to dismiss or overlook a good argument for this reason alone. If I do have qualifications and relevant training, this may cause some to embrace a bad argument for this reason alone. I would rather let the arguments stand on their own. The nice thing about cyberspace is that we can strip most of the extraneous material from an argument (a person's reputation, degrees, popularity, etc.) and can focus on the core of the argument and the data used to support it.

From the sounds of it, it was philosophy and literature (maybe L.N. Tolstoy) that caused you to doubt (neo)-Darwinism. From your claims to ID-Behe-he-heism, there's some biology and chemistry involved. From the repeated interest in (cdn) American ID-politics (hmmm…just a wee bit) and the psycho-social dimension of promotional IDism and anti-IDism it would seem social sciences float your boat. Who do you claim then as your home-room class/teacher?

Is there an aversion to authority somewhere in Mike Gene-land?

I would say that the answer to your question is "none." How many of my 200 posts do you think boil down to "ID critics are biased against me!"

"Here's a complaint for you: You spend too much time complaining about other people's complaints about ID. How many of your 200 posts boil down to 'ID critics are biased against me!'?"

Listen, we were trying to keep this amongst ourselves, but since you've basically just described it, we might as well tell you - Telic Thoughts is really a final resort therapy approach for Mike Gene. He doesn't realize this, but those of us in positions of power decided it was the best we could do for him - give him some safe place to vent and play, and work out some of his inner aliens. But now you've gone and ruined it.