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For my own sake I’m making an attempt to break down the “Intelligent Design” argument and sharing my thoughts with everyone here. Like I mentioned earlier claiming that our universe was created by an intelligent being is absolutely useless, and here is why:
There are the three fallacies within The Watchmaker Argument: the fallacy of circular logic, false analogy and special pleading. Logic aside it’s important to understand that this answer to one of life’s deepest questions is hollow because it offers us no real insight of our universe.
Having a Watchmaker doesn’t make our search for knowledge any easier; if a being that created the universe is as complex as the universe then the existence of such a being in no way simplifies our understanding of the universe. In fact, it increases the complexity of our universe twofold: we must now understand a being and its creation. If a creator is less complex than his creation then knowing this being is not enough to understand our universe.
To claim that God created the universe is a copout in the pursuit of understanding. It is a choice to end pursuit of knowledge. If people who believe the Intelligent Design argument were truly interested in expanding their understanding of the universe then they would take steps to understand the creator and creation. “God made it happen” is not much of an answer – it certainly doesn’t satisfy my curiosity.
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