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- Intelligent Design and Hurricane Katrina. Lea, Gary W. // Skeptic;2006, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p16
The article focuses on the proposition of some people on intelligent design as a replacement for a supplementary mechanism to evolution. When it comes to natural disasters, intelligent designers at a micro level are found to be uninterested to those fine-tuned creations at a macro level. While...
- A METHOD TO THE MADNESS. // Shift: At the Frontiers of Consciousness;Dec2005-Jan2006, Issue 9, p6
Focuses on the claim of the proponents of intelligent design (ID) that there are things in the world, most notably life, that cannot be accounted for by known natural causes. Suggestion that ID rejects Charles Darwin's theory of evolution; Assertion of proponents that living organisms are too...
- Who Designed That? McIver, Tom // Skeptic;2007, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p60
The article shares the author's insights on creationism and intelligent design (ID). The author cites that postulating an evolving designer would eliminate annoying problems for creationists, including the existence of species competition and extinction. He adds that evolution can be accepted...
- Intelligent Design: Scientific Theory or Religious Conviction? Greenawalt, Kent // Journal of Church & State;Spring2003, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p237
Analyzes the religious and scientific aspects of the theory of intelligent design. Comparison between Darwin's evolution theory and the creation theory; Evidence which support the theory; Inferences of intelligent design theory; Issues on teaching religion.
- In Kansas, the Debate About Science Evolves. Carroll, Diane // Nieman Reports;Winter2005, Vol. 59 Issue 4, p65
The article describes the complexities involved in reporting the debate about intelligent design in Kansas. It cites the changes in the provisions of the Kansas Board of Education regarding the study of science, particularly evolution. It states the contentions of both the proponents and...
- The Intelligent Designer. Katz, David // Esquire;Jan2006, Vol. 145 Issue 1, p136
The article presents an interview with a person who believe on the idea of intelligent design in explaining the origin of life and the universe. According to him, it is essential to being open to new things when doing intelligent design. He also provides his comments with the robe and its use....
- How Does the Sun Shine? Lazio, Joseph // Reports of the National Center for Science Education;Sep/Oct2006, Vol. 26 Issue 5, p30
The article presents the author's comments on intelligent design (ID). The author illustrated the pros and cons of ID, taking examples from astronomy. He argued about some serious flaws in ID. He informed how ID proponents invoke irreducible complexity about observations about the world that...
- Intelligent Design Theory: A Site for Contemporary Sociology of Knowledge. Fuller, Steve // Canadian Journal of Sociology;Summer2006, Vol. 31 Issue 3, p277
Abstract: The recent rise of intelligent design theory in opposition to the Neo-Darwinian synthesis as an account for the nature of life reflects an underlying shift in the defining ideological polarity of our time. The difference between these two scientific world-views cuts across the...
- "Intelligent Design": A Lamb in Wolf's Clothing. Dobson, Geoffrey // Reports of the National Center for Science Education;Sep/Oct2006, Vol. 26 Issue 5, p34
The article presents the author's comments on intelligent design (ID) practices. He criticized ID advocates who claim that ID should be taught in the science classroom as an alternative to the theory of natural selection. He explained why ID advocates particularly focus on scientist Chales...
