Intelligent Design Argument Essay

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An Albert Einstein quote says, “Look deep into nature, and you will understand everything better” (Loewy). This statement entertains the idea that because of nature, everything can be understood if we look deep enough. What about the origin of nature itself? This has become an incessant debate among the world’s greatest thinkers, but its unanimous conclusion has remained ambivalent. There are two predominant scientific theories on the origins of nature and the universe: stated simply, the universe created itself or a supreme being created the universe (UCADIA). The first is the theory of evolution from simplicity to complexity over time. The latter, intelligent design, is frequently misunderstood and ridiculed, but it is a scientific theory that better explains the origins of the universe than its evolutionary counterpart. “I have a theory about why that happened,” is a commonly heard phrase often referring to hunch or a conjecture even. This is not an accurate way to define a scientific theory. Instead, it refers to “a comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature that is supported by a vast body of evidence.” Only a substantial amount of evidence would be able to alter an established theory. For example, the heliocentric theory, stating the earth revolves around the sun, would need ample support to be overturned. In light of …show more content…
This is testing to see if the structure requires all of its parts to function. When researchers find “irreducible complexity” in biology, it points to the theory of intelligent design (Intelligent Design). This test was first presented by Michael Behe in his book Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution (Irreducible Complexity). He proves this through the use of three major examples: the bacterial flagellum, blood clotting, and the immune system (Irreducible