Originally posted by Transfinitum
I'm sorry, that's not an acceptable answer,
Intelligent Design looks at flaws in the Darwinian theory (observations) and creates reasoned hypotheses based upon those flaws. Intelligent Design is not as much its own theory as it is a supplement to the ailing problems of Darwinism. It takes most of the Darwinian theory and supplements a few hypotheses to explain such things as irreducible complexity, probability, and the inability of Natural Selection to explain observed phenomenon in the natural world. It looks at observations and makes hypotheses, much like (dare I say it) the [B] Scientific Method ! [/B]
And see, therein lies your problem. it's not supposed to work like the scientific method, it's supposed to FOLLOW the scientific method.
Define the question
Gather information and resources (observe)
Form hypothesis
Perform experiment and collect data - How? (FAIL)
Analyze data -It was an Intelligent Designer (Fail)
Interpret data and draw conclusions that serve as a starting point for new hypothesis - It was an Intelligent Designer. How do you draw up a new hypothesis from that? (Fail)
Publish results - Lulz
Retest (frequently done by other scientists) -It was an Intelligent Designer (Fail)