[gobus1]

Intelligent design is no ally to Christians. It only gives you some type of First principle or Prime Mover, as in Aristotle or the 17th century Rationalists. It doesn't lead to the Revealed God or the Incarnate Christ. However, I have a couple of scientist friends (I mean real scientists), one of whom is a physicist, and both say that the "argument from design" is the most compelling argument for God's existence. They remain sceptical, however.

[MHalblaub]

"However, I have a couple of scientist friends (I mean real scientists), one of whom is a physicist, and both say that the 'argument from design' is the most compelling argument for God's existence."

Ask your physicist friend about a proper definition of "design". After that you can ask him if biological evolution is a design process. And finally ask him about an intelligent illuminator who will sometimes interfere by changing the wave length of photons and about consequences of this gaffer for physics.