intelligent design
noun
: the theory that matter, the various forms of life, and the world were created by a designing intelligence
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This intelligent design optimizes its cleaning route for both efficiency and thoroughness.
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William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
An intelligent design would coordinate the pedestrian crossing by perhaps making all four corners a go with no car traffic.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
In past years, a handful of state legislators would typically introduce bills promoting intelligent design, apparently unaware of the legal risk that would expose schools to.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023
Crafted with durable materials and boasting an intelligent design, this sleeping pad guarantees a sound night’s sleep, no matter where the adventure may lead.
—Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
The third, the private Mackenzie Presbyterian University, houses a research center for intelligent design associated with the Discovery Institute in the United States.
—Heslley MacHado Silva, Scientific American, 12 May 2023
There are political and religious reasons, of course, but history shows than neither politics nor religion require a creationist belief in intelligent design.
—Jennifer Welsh, Discover Magazine, 23 Nov. 2010
Not surprisingly, the court ruled that teaching intelligent design was also an unconstitutional imposition of religion.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023
In most cases, this appeal is invoked to give false equivalence to a concept like intelligent design, which lacks evidence.
—Christie Aschwanden, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2015
William Mullane, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
An intelligent design would coordinate the pedestrian crossing by perhaps making all four corners a go with no car traffic.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
In past years, a handful of state legislators would typically introduce bills promoting intelligent design, apparently unaware of the legal risk that would expose schools to.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023
Crafted with durable materials and boasting an intelligent design, this sleeping pad guarantees a sound night’s sleep, no matter where the adventure may lead.
—Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
The third, the private Mackenzie Presbyterian University, houses a research center for intelligent design associated with the Discovery Institute in the United States.
—Heslley MacHado Silva, Scientific American, 12 May 2023
There are political and religious reasons, of course, but history shows than neither politics nor religion require a creationist belief in intelligent design.
—Jennifer Welsh, Discover Magazine, 23 Nov. 2010
Not surprisingly, the court ruled that teaching intelligent design was also an unconstitutional imposition of religion.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023
In most cases, this appeal is invoked to give false equivalence to a concept like intelligent design, which lacks evidence.
—Christie Aschwanden, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2015
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