[GreenOgre]

Absolutely. One can directly observe weather, availability of food, threat of predators. All things that directly contribute to the success of an individual animal and thereby it's species. We can create an eco-system. This might be small in comparison, but good for testing. Think Bio-Dome run by professionals. We can vary the parameters and build hypothesis and data that can be used to predict further experimentation. One can not scientifically evaluate "Because God made it that way." Divine intervention is not scientific. Unless someone can create a God-o-meter that would measure divine influence.

Frankly: I haven't seen or heard directly from the Almighty since a three day tequilla bender in College.

If ID is true, then try to explain this: Why are there no fossils of modern animals mixed in with dinosaur and pre-dinosaur fossils? I would think ID followers would be out in the fossil beds in the plains states digging up bear, wolf, and bison bones. They aren't. "Assuming every scientist is a fraud doesn't hold water." Also, the environment would have to provide enough food to support the current animal populations plus the extinct animal populations.

[fizziwig]

"If ID is true, then try to explain this: Why are there no fossils of modern animals mixed in with dinosaur and pre-dinosaur fossils?"

First, there are a number of modern animals that co existed with dinosaurs. Not all life went extinct with the dinosaurs....obviously.

What does this have to do with ID?

Do a google on Behe, a prominent promoter of ID and see if he advocates a young earth. You will find that he does not. Please do some research on this matter.