It can be said that the Intelligent Design movement (ID) was
first formulated by William Paley (1743-1805), who developed an
analogy about a watchmaker. Paley proposed, "the watch must have
had a maker; that there must have existed, at some time and at
some place or other, an artificer or artificers, who formed it
for the purpose which we find it actually to answer; who
comprehended its construction, and designed its use." Regardless
of attempts to try and refute this example, the concept itself
has continued to grow, particularly in recent years under the
likes of Stephen Meyer and Michael Behe of Discovery Institute.
But is ID necessarily Christian? (Photo credit: LeisureGuy) The
concept of ID affirms that all living things are designed and
also demonstrate what is known as irreducible complexity. Behe
originated the term irreducible complexity, which he defines as,
"composed of several well-matched, interacting parts that
contribute to the basic function, wherein the removal of any one
of the parts causes