[Non-Sequitur]

Intelligent Design on the other hand is basically a self-evident truth.

Which means, I assume, that no evidence supporting it is needed? How convenient.

[Alamo-Girl]

Er, if I may...

Jim 0216: Intelligent Design on the other hand is basically a self-evident truth.

The intelligent design hypothesis simply states that “certain features of the universe and life are best explained by intelligent cause rather than an undirected process such as natural selection.”

It is "self-evident" in that animals are known to choose their mates and thus affect "certain features" in their offspring.

Also "certain features" is a subset of "all features" and thus the hypothesis does not replace evolution theory.

In my view, the intelligent design hypothesis is so non specific it could have been called a "conjecture" and so self-evident, it could even have been called an "observation."

[Jim W N]

Which means, I assume, that no evidence supporting it is needed?

Bad assumption. Self-evident means that the evidence is so overwhelming that it hardly needs explanation. Evidence of intelligent design is in you and around you. Everywhere.