Scientists are now in a position to demonstrate this rigorously. Thus what has been a long-standing philosophical intuition is now being cashed out as a scientific research program. Intelligent Design entails that naturalism in all forms be rejected. Metaphysical naturalism, the view that undirected natural causes wholly govern the world, is to be rejected because it is false. Methodological naturalism, the view that for the sake of science, scientific explanation ought never exceed undirected natural causes, is to be rejected because it stifles inquiry.
Nothing is gained by pretending science can get along without intelligent causes.
Rather, because intelligent causes are empirically detectable, science must ever remain open to evidence of their activity. It is important to realize that Intelligent Design is not an apologetic ploy to cajole people into God's Kingdom. Intelligent Design is a scientific research program. That said, Intelligent Design does have implications for theology. The most severe challenge to theology over the last two hundred years has been naturalism.