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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > science and technology communication > challenges, issues, and controversies > pseudoscience > intelligent design
... > social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > philosophy of science > pseudoscience > intelligent design
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > philosophy of organizations > philosophy of science > pseudoscience > intelligent design
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intelligent design  

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  • Intelligent design, the view that the universe was created by some sort of intelligent designer, has inserted itself into the curriculum debates of state boards of education and local school boards. The argument revolves around whether public schools should teach intelligent design and Darwin's theories of evolution. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; Intelligent Design]

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