Abstract
The past decade has seen the rise of a new wave of criticism of evolutionary biology, led by claims that it should be replaced by a new science of intelligent design. While the general question of inferring design may fairly be considered worthy of attention, claims that intelligent‐design theory (IDT) constitutes a biological science are highly problematic. This article briefly summarizes the assertions made about IDT as a biological science and indicates why they do not stand up to analysis. While claiming that IDT is a biological science, its advocates have failed to actually produce a research program that merits serious attention. As such, it is clear that IDT is more driven by ideological considerations than by attention to actual scientific research.
Keywords
William Dembski, demarcation, intelligent‐design theory, evolutionary theory, Imre Lakatos, Michael Behe
How to Cite
Peterson, G., (2002) “The Intelligent‐Design Movement: Science or Ideology?”, Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 37(1), 7–23. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9744.00406