"Has Gould ever proclaimed himself a creator? Moot point."
"If a truly intelligent designer were responsible for the panda, Gould argues, it would have provided a more useful tool than the stubby proto-thumb that pandas use to laboriously strip bamboo in order to eat it."In order to be an authority on what a "useful" panda thumb should or shouldn't be, it seems Gould would had to have come up with a better one at some point, otherwise his statement is hubris, at best. Unless and until he does, he's staked out a position reserved for those who actually know how to MAKE a panda thumb.
Wow, that was so incredibly lame of a response.
Gould doesn't proclaim himself as a creator in that quote, not even close.
Its called speculation based on data, speculating about something doesn't make you a self proclaimed creator.
Lame