Is Intelligent Design an Apologetic Argument?

1. What are the strengths of the Intelligent Design Arguments/Movement?

Douglas Groothuis wrties that ID “opens a door for Christian apologetics that would otherwise be closed” (Christian Apologetics, 268). The argument of irreducible complexity seen in the human eye, the flagellum, and DNA irrefutably show intelligent design. Of course, materialistic evolutionists reject this evidence with counterarguments. Groothuis concludes that ID should take its rightful place in the overall circle of evidence. Standing alone, it cannot provide a full apologetic for Christianity.

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Review of Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Douglas Groothuis

In chapter fourteen, Evidence for Intelligent Design, Groothuis, explains that advocates of  Darwinism believes it is invincible because there is no replacement for it. The Intelligent Design, however, is an alternative to Darwinism.

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