[xzins]

Thank you, sister. Your summary is exactly the case.

The ID hypothesis does not stipulate whether the "intelligent cause" is a phenomenon (emergent or fractal) or an agent (God, collective consciousness, aliens, Gaia, etc.) - much less a specific phenomenon or agent.

I am the first to acknowledge that I am a Christian believer. However, that doesn't mean I could not see the place for any idea that theorized an "organizing principle/law" that is an as yet undiscovered phenomenon. An organizing principle might fit whereas a randomness principle does not.

An organizing principle would also fit the intelligent model.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for your excellent reply!

An organizing principle would also fit the intelligent model.

So very true and well said, my dear brother in Christ!

The "meaning" of the organizing principles is, IMHO, the domain of theologians and philosophers.