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A number of sysops thought that, while they may question my motives, this should stay. 
This is meant to mirror/parody the article on  [[Essay:Motivations for the Theory of Evolution]].  I wish to reiterate, this is in '''no way''' meant to mock the ''author'' of the related essay.  This is simply a rhetorical exercise to spur discussion.  That is why it is an essay, and not an article.  
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There are several unique incentives or motivations for promulgating the hypothesis of [[Intelligent Design]].  These fall into four categories:

1.  Financial incentives.
<br>2.  Ideological incentives.
<br>3.  Political incentives.
<br>4.  Historical incentives.

Despite these significant incentives, nearly all scientists believe the hypothesis to be false, except in its most general, deistic sense.