Is there scientific evidence for Intelligent Design?

Answer 1

Scientists will deny it,

Proponents of Intelligent design will insist on it.

Which one is right? Both are. It really depends on how you want to approach the evidence. If you believe in God, you will find God's fingerprints in the Laws of Creation. If you believe in no god, you will find a random variance in the Laws of Creation.

There is no greater truth in this matter at Humanities current understanding.

Answer 2

Nope.

To be charitable, Intelligent Design advocates ask a lot of valid, interesting questions. Questions about complexity, information theory, the tell-tale signs of randomness vs. purpose, etc.

However, (A) a set of questions does not make a theory, and (B) these valid, interesting questions all have valid, interesting answers that don't require an intelligent designer. These answers are addressed in fields like chaos theory, complexity theory, thermodynamics, chaotics, and even quantum theory and string theory in physics.

(I am currently reading a great book, "The Cosmic Landscape: String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design", by Leonard Susskind, one of the originators of string theory. Highly recommended.)

Answer 3

The DNA Helix is designed very intelligently, as with the symmetry and complexity of the species. The Universe displays intelligence, there is no random chaos, it all points to intelligent organization. This was the scientific method that people such as Isaac Newton and Luis Pasteur used when approaching the universe, that it was designed with intelligence and had great order, not chaos.

Answer 4

Because it is based on a supreme designer, no. Faith can coexist with science, but science itself does not open itself to examination though faith, nor does faith systems open up to scientific inspection.
To me intelligent design is a fundamental religionist challenge to academia, in areas that are probably better left to (1) the teaching of science as science and (2) the teaching about religious perspectives to courses specific to religious studies.

--That Cheeky Lad

Answer 5

No there isn't. As for "If you believe in God, you will find God's fingerprints in the Laws of Creation", no you won't, you will only believe you will because that is what you want to find and that is what you will look for. That very method shows that there is no scientific merit to intelligent design. Believers will say they believe because their hearts tell them. Try using your brain to think and not your heart, my heart pumps blood around my body and nothing else.

Answer 6

None. It is only an idea, without much merit, from some sects of the Christan religion. Does not fit the criteria for a theory. Is not based on research. Has no hard data to support it.

Answer 7

Nope. That's why the judge in the Dover, PA I.D. trial blasted the school board. Maybe it should be part of a Religious Studies course, but it simply has nothing to do with science.

Answer 8

Absolutely.
Read the Old Testament.
The scientific evidence is: Not only are we instructed to
kill homosexuals, but we'll be killing all children who are disrespectful AND everyone who eats meat cooked rare.
If that isn't proof enough, then martyr yourself, in the killing.

Answer 9

Absolutely not.

Whatever responses may follow this, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE FOR THE COMPLETE FABRICATION OF 'INTELLIGENT DESIGN'. There never will be.

Answer 10

No, that's the whole thing about ID. Where science fails, they say "believe" - there is no science in belief. Why ask why, when you can believe in a god that is omnipotent.

(though far too many scientists use belief instead of science)