The science question in intelligent design |
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Authors: | Sahotra Sarkar |
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Affiliation: | 1. Section of Integrative Biology, Department of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, #C3500, Austin, TX, 78712-1180, USA
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Abstract: | Intelligent Design creationism is often criticized for failing to be science because it falls afoul of some demarcation criterion between science and non-science. This paper argues that this objection to Intelligent Design is misplaced because it assumes that a consistent non-theological characterization of Intelligent Design is possible. In contrast, it argues that, if Intelligent Design is taken to be non-theological doctrine, it is not intelligible. Consequently, a demarcation criterion cannot be used to judge its status. This position has the added advantage of providing reasons to reject Intelligent Design creationism without invoking potentially philosophically controversial demarcation criteria. |
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