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====Response to Creationist Objections====

====Response to Creationist Objections====

Intelligent design theorists appreciate the criticisms of creationists such as Purdom and Weiland, and, in fact, most intelligent design theorists are creationists themselves.  And while most intelligent design theorists would agree with Dr. Purdom that the Creator and his creation "reflect on each other," they would disagree that "the Creator and His creation cannot be separated."  The "separation" is epistomological, that is, there is a distinction between ''how'' one can know anything about the creation versus the creator. Just as a painter can be separated from a painting, so tthat the painting is labelled "anonymous", and just an archeologist can infer a designer of a clay pot without knowing the designer's actual identity, the ''fact'' of a creator in nature can be determined scientifically, but the ''specific'' creator cannot.

Intelligent design theorists appreciate the criticisms of creationists such as Purdom and Weiland, and, in fact, most intelligent design theorists are creationists themselves.  And while most intelligent design theorists would agree with Dr. Purdom that the Creator and his creation "reflect on each other," they would disagree that "the Creator and His creation cannot be separated."  The "separation" is epistomological, that is, there is a distinction between ''how'' one can know anything about the creation versus the creator. Just as a painter can be separated from a painting, so that the painting is labelled "anonymous", and just an archeologist can infer a designer of a clay pot without knowing the designer's actual identity, the ''fact'' of a creator in nature can be determined scientifically, but the ''specific'' creator cannot.

Intelligent design theorists recognize that the scientific method places limits as to the kind of knowledge that can be determined scientifically.  Intelligent design theorists hold that intelligent design is a logical inferrence based on observation of material evidence in nature.  That is, intelligent design can be determined as a matter of science alone in full accord with the scientific method.  But science can say little about who the designer is.

Intelligent design theorists recognize that the scientific method places limits as to the kind of knowledge that can be determined scientifically.  Intelligent design theorists hold that intelligent design is a logical inferrence based on observation of material evidence in nature.  That is, intelligent design can be determined as a matter of science alone in full accord with the scientific method.  But science can say little about who the designer is.