Beckwith has stated that although he is sympathetic to the intelligent design movement, he thinks it mistakenly accepts "the modern idea that an Enlightenment view of science is the paradigm of knowledge."
Beckwith menyatakan bahwa kendati ia bersimpati pada gerakan perancangan cerdas, menurutnya gerakan itu secara keliru menerima "gagasan modern bahwa pandangan era Pencerahan akan sains merupakan paradigma pengetahuan".