[snarks_when_bored]

Why should one believe that the thoughts of a deity—should such a being be—are 'higher' than the thoughts of we denizens of the physical world?

Because the Bible says so (Isaiah 55:9). This matters a great deal to all but four or five ID'ers.

I reckon so. But (as I'm sure you recognize) replacing an appeal to awe with an appeal to authority doesn't improve the argument...not that that matters much to those folks.

[grey_whiskers]

Appeal to authority is not logically sound, I agree.

But many of the Biblical texts are not intended to be exercises in syllogisms.

Rather, they are purported to be either exhortations or warnings, from people who know better.

"Connaitre" vs. "Savoir"--their knowledge is based on revelation, not experiment.

As such, science has no method for distinguishing the genuine from the garbage(*)--and in some cases the signal to noise ratio appears so high that it is tidier to place a kibosh on the whole business...

(*) It is an interesting exercise to compare and contrast the "ECREE" claim with the biblical account "and He could do no mighty works there, because of their lack of faith" paraphrased from Matthew 15:38... Cheers!