In fact, the case for the intelligent design of life, presented in Chapters 9 and 10 and in my previous books, doesn’t rely on such logic. Instead, the argument takes the following significantly different form: Premise One: Despite a thorough search, no materialistic causes have been discovered with the power to produce large amounts of specified information necessary to produce the first cell. Premise Two: Intelligent causes have demonstrated the power to produce large amounts of specified information. Conclusion: Intelligent design constitutes the best, most causally adequate explanation for
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