[Aquinasfan]

Both evolutionary theory and intelligent design are "non-scientific," in the sense that they both postulate unobservable distant causes for natural phenomena. To eliminate a priori supernatural causes for natural phenomena is dogmatism in the worst sense, since many observable, testable and miraculous phenomena are observable today.

Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano
Blood of St. Januarius
The Tilma of Guadalupe
Incorrupt bodies of the saints
Fatima
Shroud of Turin
Sudarium of Oviedo

[DGray]

Both evolutionary theory and intelligent design are "non-scientific," in the sense that they both postulate unobservable distant causes for natural phenomena.

Well, no.

First of all, the concepts of evolutionary theory can be observed in the fossil record. It can be argued that the fossil record is showing us something other than evolutionary change. But it is not arguable that what the fossil record shows can be interpreted as evolutionary change. ID has nothing at all, period, nada, even remotely as demonstrative.

Second, evolutionary theory does not postulate a cause. It postulates the "how". Big, big difference.