[CarolinaGuitarman]

"That's a cop out, too. Science doesn't do that. Science has ways of knowing."

Not without physical evidence it doesn't.

"Science is not in the business of telling itself what it cannot do, or what it cannot explore."

It most certainly DOES say what it can and can't do. Otherwise, it can be anything and everything, and accept any and all *claims* as being equally valid. That's mysticism, not science.

"Most reasonable people, however, would rule out "the flatulence of a Cosmic Deity" as a source or cause behind organized matter, dontcha think?"

On what grounds? ALL the competing ideas have the same amount of evidence: none.

[Fester Chugabrew]

Not without physical evidence it doesn't.

Organized matter is physical evidence of intelligent design. Science is well within its bounds to infer a designer where there is design. It may make statements accordingly and with qualification. It by no means must avoid the possibility alogether but is free to explore it. Besides, science is known for making assumptions and exploring things for which there is currently no "physical evidence."