Intelligent Design - Fact or Fiction
The subject of intelligent design has been bantered about with ever increasing emotion as the debate escalates into the courts where it will be decided whether the subject can be even discussed in the classroom as adjunct to the subject of evolution. As a long time practicing engineer with a engineering and science background and eduction, I have found myself drawn into the argument as an objective researcher even though I am a Christian with respect for the Bible. To me the subject of creation is as much a science problem as a religious belief, so given my background and discipline I have address it strictly as a science project.
First of all, evolution is NOT an apriori given but a theory which in itself makes it available for the most rigorous scrutiny. Secondly, some of the popular evolutionary postulates are contrary to proven physical law. For instance, the idea that the original creation of a life form as a random occurrence from inert or simple organic forms flies in the face of the principle of entropy which states in part that order without intelligent intervention will ultimately decay into chaos or disorder.
The apparent contradiction between evolution and entropy does not in itself disprove or prove anything, so I deem it necessary to expand my research into other areas. As someone who has, through education and intention, explored both the micro and macro portions of the universe (having had classes in particle physics and an interest in cosmology) I was struck by the complexity of structures of atoms and the nature of the universe. To me these could not have happened merely by chance. My next step was to see if there was some eminent scientist that view the universe in a similar manner. Searching the web, I found some articles pertaining to prominent quantum physicist David Bohm who posited that there is intelligence purpose in all things. In one of the articles David Bohm and the Implicate Order the author states:
Further internet search found the article David Bohm and the Implicate Order that specifically addresses Bohm's Implicate Order thesis. A very simple explanation is that Bohm believes that intelligence (order) is interwoven in everything large or small in the universe. To me that sounds like some form of intelligent design. Regardless, Bohm has demonstrated that intelligent design is a concept that has scientific value and as such should be pursued by the science community and not relegated to the machinations of a school board or courtroom.
First of all, evolution is NOT an apriori given but a theory which in itself makes it available for the most rigorous scrutiny. Secondly, some of the popular evolutionary postulates are contrary to proven physical law. For instance, the idea that the original creation of a life form as a random occurrence from inert or simple organic forms flies in the face of the principle of entropy which states in part that order without intelligent intervention will ultimately decay into chaos or disorder.
The apparent contradiction between evolution and entropy does not in itself disprove or prove anything, so I deem it necessary to expand my research into other areas. As someone who has, through education and intention, explored both the micro and macro portions of the universe (having had classes in particle physics and an interest in cosmology) I was struck by the complexity of structures of atoms and the nature of the universe. To me these could not have happened merely by chance. My next step was to see if there was some eminent scientist that view the universe in a similar manner. Searching the web, I found some articles pertaining to prominent quantum physicist David Bohm who posited that there is intelligence purpose in all things. In one of the articles David Bohm and the Implicate Order the author states:
Bohm believes that life and consciousness are enfolded deep in the generative order and are therefore present in varying degrees of unfoldment in all matter, including supposedly "inanimate" matter such as electrons or plasmas. He suggests that there is a "protointelligence" in matter, so that new evolutionary developments do not emerge in a random fashion but creatively as relatively integrated wholes from implicate levels of reality.
Further internet search found the article David Bohm and the Implicate Order that specifically addresses Bohm's Implicate Order thesis. A very simple explanation is that Bohm believes that intelligence (order) is interwoven in everything large or small in the universe. To me that sounds like some form of intelligent design. Regardless, Bohm has demonstrated that intelligent design is a concept that has scientific value and as such should be pursued by the science community and not relegated to the machinations of a school board or courtroom.
