Can someone please explain Intelligent Design to me?

Answer 1

It is the hypothesis that the universe is designed by a more complex creator usually based on the premise that anything complex needs to be designed by a more complex being.

Yes I know it is irrational but people really think that.

Answer 2

The Intelligent Design Theory says that “intelligent causes are necessary to explain the complex, information-rich structures of biology and that these causes are empirically detectable” (William Dembski, Intelligent Design, Downer’s Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity, 1999, p. 106).



Certain biological features defy the standard Darwinian “random-chance” explanation. They appear to have been designed. Since design logically necessitates an intelligent designer, the appearance of design is cited as evidence for a Designer. There are three primary arguments in the Intelligent Design Theory: (1) irreducible complexity, (2) specified complexity, and (3) the anthropic principle.



(1) Irreducible complexity is defined by Michael Behe in his book "Darwin's Black Box" as "...a single system which is composed of several well-matched interacting parts that contribute to the basic function, wherein the removal of any one of the parts causes the system to effectively cease functioning." Simply put, life is comprised of intertwined parts that rely on each other in order to be useful. Random mutation may account for the development of a new part, but it cannot account for the concurrent development of multiple parts necessary for a functioning system. For example, the human eye is obviously a very useful system. Without the eyeball (which is itself an irreducibly complex system), the optic nerve, and the visual cortex, a randomly mutated eye would actually be counterproductive to the survival of a species, and would therefore be eliminated through the process of natural selection. An eye is not a useful system unless all its parts are present and functioning properly at the same time.



(2) Specified complexity is the concept that since specified complex patterns can be found in organisms, that some form of guidance must have accounted for their origination. The specified complexity argument states that it is impossible for complex patterns to be developed through random processes. For example, a room filled with 100 monkeys and 100 typewriters may eventually produce a few words, or maybe even a sentence, but it would never produce a Shakespearean play. And how much more complex is biological life than a Shakespearean play?



(3) The anthropic principle states that the world and universe are "fine-tuned" to allow for life on earth. If the ratio of elements in the air of the earth was altered slightly, many species would very quickly cease to exist. If the earth were a few miles closer or further away from the sun, many species would cease to exist. The existence and development of life on earth requires so many variables to be perfectly in tune that it would be impossible for all the variables to come into being through random, uncoordinated events.



While the Intelligent Design Theory doesn’t presume to identify the source of intelligence (whether it be God or UFOs, etc.), the vast majority of Intelligent Design Theorists are Theists. They see the appearance of design which pervades the biological world as evidence for the existence of God. There are however a few Atheists who can’t deny the strong evidence for design, but aren’t willing to acknowledge a Creator God. They tend to interpret the data as evidence that earth was seeded by some sort of master race of extraterrestrial creatures (space aliens).



The Intelligent Design Theory is not Biblical Creationism. There is an important distinction between the two positions. Biblical Creationists begin with a conclusion: that the Biblical account of creation is reliable and correct; that life on Earth was designed by an Intelligent Agent (God). They then look for evidence from the natural realm to support this conclusion. Intelligent Design Theorists begin with the natural realm and reach their conclusion subsequently: that life on Earth was designed by an Intelligent Agent (whoever that might be).

Answer 3

Intelligent design: human engineering.

Answer 4

Easy. Some people ASSume that any question they have about evolution cannot be answered, so they say "goddidit"--er, i mean "intelligentdesignerdidit."

This happens when a theist is so desperate to hold on to his shrinking god-of-the-gaps that he fails to go to the library and note that his questions were answered by science a long time ago. This means Behe and Dembski; a PhD is no obstacle to obstinance.

It is not science because:
- It relies on the ignorance of its proponents, rather than evidence.
- Its very premise is that science cannot answer its questions. Ya can't have it both ways.

Answer 5

It is the idea that the universe came into existence by means of a designer. I.e. something designed the universe.

The rationale behind the idea is that the universe is too complex a structure to have come about without a purposeful creator. Alternatively, supporters claim that the universe's structure is too perfect to have come about without a creator.

That's the gist of it.

Answer 6

Intelligent Design is the way a Christian without the intellectual capacity to deal with scientific facts explains the world. That way any question can simply be answered "God did it" It saves the believer so much time and energy since they never have to deal with scientific reality and actually study how things came to be the way they are.

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Answer 7

Yes I can. Intelligent Design is the name given for the creation of all life by a Creator that knew what He was doing and that none of life as we know it was not a random series of mistakes gone right (evolution).

Answer 8

What kind of intelligent design you want david. clear your question to be answered rightfully

Answer 9

It's a combination of Creationism and Evolution.

It basically states that God created everything in the beginning (Creation) and has been 'tweaking' His original design gradually over the course of time (Evolution).

Answer 10

In the beginning God spoke the word and created the heavens and the earth. God has always been and everything that is, was created by Him.