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Does intelligent design just imply higher power, not necessarily God?

April 26, 2017culture design imply intelligent power Religion Society spirituality

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Does intelligent design just imply higher power, not necessarily God?

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So many people these days are confusing (often intentionally) biblical creationism with intelligent design. It is usually because they think it’s an easy way to discredit intelligent design. The charge that intelligent design is “creationism” is a rhetorical strategy on the part of those who wish to delegitimize design theory without actually addressing the merits of its case. The fact is, unlike biblical creationism, the theory of intelligent design is agnostic regarding the source of design and has no commitment to defending the Bible or any other sacred text. “Intelligent Design is the study of patterns in nature that are best explained as the result of intelligence” (Dr. William Dembski). Or, the definition on IntelligentDesign.org: “The theory of intelligent design holds that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process…” That’s it; it says nothing of who the creator is and how he/she/it/they did it.