Quote by William A. Dembski

The fundamental claim of intelligent design is straightforward and easily intelligible: namely, there are natural systems that cannot be adequately explained in terms of undirected natural forces and that exhibit features which in any other circumstance we would attribute to intelligence.

The fundamental claim of intelligent design is straightforwa

Summary

This quote explains the fundamental argument of intelligent design theory. It states that there exist natural systems that cannot be sufficiently explained by random, natural forces alone. These systems exhibit characteristics that are typically associated with intelligent intervention. In other words, there are phenomena in nature that appear to be designed and require an intelligent cause for their existence. Intelligent design theory argues that these systems are evidence of a higher intelligence at work in the universe.

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Science Intelligent Design Biology

By William A. Dembski

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