Hey, you're honest, that's no fun. How can I mock you and expose your pathetic falsehoods. [scuffs ground and kicks cat petulantly]
I found a pretty comprehensive explaination of IDT at
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/4264/ID.html. It contains their idea of what testing a scientific theory means:
Testing
Any good scientific theory is subjectable to testing. Theories that cannot be tested are merely speculation or wishful thinking. In testing for design, three things must be established, contingency, complexity and specification. The flow chart below shows how the testing process works. It is called the explanatory filter8:
- Is it contingent? If No, then it is produced by necessity. If Yes, go to 2.
- Is it complex? If No, then it is produced by chance. If Yes, go to 3.
- Is it specified? If No, then it is produced by chance. If Yes, go to 4.
- It is designed.
As you can see, they do not believe God could have created a universe where all that was, is, and will be is necessary. They believe that anything that is simple can be produced by chance, but complex things, e.g.,
Penrose Tiles can't. From this starting point, it doesn't seem like sce to me.
"Hey, you're honest, that's no fun. How can I mock you and expose your pathetic falsehoods. [scuffs ground and kicks cat petulantly]"
I don't let myself be mocked, though I think I traveled that fast one time in a jet. I mock myself enough already. I don't need any more help at it:).