[js1138]

But using the set of definitons often posted by evos on these threads, it is plain to see that intelligent design qualifies as a "theory,"...

It will qualify as a hypothesis or theory only if and when it suggests research.

This is not something that can be settled by reference to dictionaries. When ID people formulate a hypothesis that can be tested, it will be science.

[Fester Chugabrew]

It will qualify as a hypothesis or theory only if and when it suggests research.

The presence of organized matter that behaves according to predictable laws is all that science has to research. The last time I checked, when intelligent design is employed, it consists in organizing matter so that it behaves according to predictable laws.