Is the theory of a universal ‘conscious design’ a ‘science’?
Looking beyond the intelligent design debate
Let us first begin by asking the question of whether the more commonly known theory of ‘intelligent design‘ (ID) is scientific. ID proponents assume that the origin of life cannot be explained solely by natural causes and that a higher intelligence stands behind the formation of the universe and evolution. They argue that ID rests on scientific evidence-based reasoning supposedly demonstrating that “certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection.”
Can we label ID a ‘science’? My answer is: No, it isn’t.
Because ID still clings to a religious Christian-centered form of biblical interpretation of reality, that can’t wrap its head around the fact that evolution is true, anthropocentrism is dead and humans are not the apex of creation but only transitional beings, it doubts common ancestry and, even worse, can’t hide its conservative political sympathies.
Nevertheless, let me use the term ‘…
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