A more contentious hybrid that accepts common descent but posits that evolution alone is insufficient to explain life's complexity. It argues for identifiable, divinely engineered interventions at key points (like the Cambrian Explosion or the origin of consciousness) within the evolutionary timeline. It's not Young Earth Creationism, but it still insists on detectable "design signatures" in the genetic code or fossil record, a claim mainstream evolutionary biology vehemently rejects.
Example: "He argued for Evolutionary Intelligent Design, claiming the genetic code was 'front-loaded' with information for future body plans. 'Evolution is the car,' he'd say, 'but God installed the GPS with the destination pre-programmed.' Biologists replied that the car built its own GPS on the road." Evolutionary Intelligent Design
by Abzugal January 30, 2026
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