Intelligent Design: Is it scientific?

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Intelligent Design: Is it scientific?

Intelligent Design has been defined by its proponents as the idea that "certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause." This "intelligent cause" is often assumed to be God.

Despite this, some have tried to portray Intelligent Design as a fledgling scientific theory, almost ready to be embraced by mainstream science.

Detractors have argued that Intelligent Design is nothing more than creationism in disguise.1

Me? I think ID is creationism dressed up in a tuxedo. A Groucho Marx tuxedo to be sure.


So which is it? Use the Science Checklist to see how Intelligent Design differs from science:

http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/id_checklist


Researchers behave scientifically?

Though there is diversity within the group, Intelligent Design proponents generally fail to meet the norms for good scientific behavior in their work on Intelligent Design on several counts. First, few advocates build on existing scientific knowledge.

Many misinterpret evolutionary theory and the nature of science, and do not fully understand the current research in an area before launching a critique of it. Perhaps most importantly, because Intelligent Design is untestable, proponents are unable to expose their ideas to testing in a meaningful way and cannot evaluate whether their ideas are supported by evidence.

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