請注意這是個正性(positive)定義。邁亞和達爾文一樣,也應用達爾文時代的地質家賴耳(Lyell)的地質原理(Geological Principle)來作解釋,就是「古代的地質歷史,應該用現實的原因作解釋(Being attempt to explain the former changes of the Earth『s surface,by reference to causes now in operation)」,而不用超奇(exotic)的原因作解釋。
2. 有關此案件的簡史,請參考David K. Dewolf, et al: Traipsing into Evolution, Discovery Institute, 2006.
3. Stephen C. Meyer, The Scientific Status of Intelligent Design: The Methodological Equivalence of Naturalistic and non-naturalistic origin theories: Science and Evidence for Design in the Universe (Ignatius Press) November 13, 2005. or from web: http://www.discovery.org/????s/v ... nd=view&id=2834
4. The theory of intelligent design holds that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection. Website: http://www.discovery.org/csc/topQuestions.php