Biology: Intelligent Design Theory - Scientific Basis and Analysis

This assignment explores the scientific basis of intelligent design theory in biology. It begins with a student's response to a prompt on whether intelligent design theory can be considered scientific. The response argues that intelligent design relies on observation, similar to the scientific method, and uses information theory to form hypotheses. The assignment references irreducible complexity in biological structures and the use of reverse engineering to study them. The assignment clarifies that intelligent design focuses on the creation of natural objects, not the existence of God, and is therefore within the scope of scientific inquiry. The assignment also cites sources such as Luskin (2017) and Ideacenter.org (2017) to support its arguments.

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Reply to student#2:
1. Yes, intelligent design theory can be regarded as scientific because just like scientific
method, it relies fully on observation to identify any intelligent agents responsible for
creation of any natural object. (Luskin, 2017). Hence, the core assumption and hypothesis
is formed by the principles of information theory and the phenomenon is observed in the
construction of biological systems.
2. With the use of intelligent design theory, anything from the past can be revisited and
analysed. It definitely has a scientific basis and has no links to religion or mystical facts.
The testability of the theory is understood by looking at irreducible complexity in
biological structures. Experimental study by reverse engineering can help to find
irreducible complexity in biology and by the use of such approach intelligent design
research concluded about the design (Luskin, 2017). .
3. Intelligent design focuses on investigating about the creations of God and not God itself.
All natural objects created by Gods are physically available to be tested. Hence, it can be
said that said that intelligent design is not an appeal to the supernatural as it is not trying
to prove the existence of God. Investigating about God would go beyond the limits of
scientific inquiry, however it focused on the natural cause in any design (The Science
Behind Intelligent Design Theory, 2017).

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Reference
Luskin, C. (2017). Is Intelligent Design Theory Really an Argument for "God"?. Retrieved 15
October 2017, from http://www.ideacenter.org/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/1341
The Science Behind Intelligent Design Theory. (2017). Ideacenter.org. Retrieved 15 October
2017, from http://www.ideacenter.org/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/832

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