For some reason I cannot get terribly excited about all the quantum physics theories that are thrown around at chiropractic seminars. In the end they seem to be just another mechanistic approach to the explanation of this phenomena we call “life.” But there is a new concept that strikes at the very paradigm of science, a concept that I find very intriguing. It is called “intelligent design.” In fact, there is a book by that title written by William Dembski which I recommend reading. In April, Baylor University hosted a conference that focused on the differences between intelligent design and naturalism. It was attended by a number of Nobel Prize winning scientists. The following month another conference was held in a U.S. House of Representatives office building at the invitation of Rep. Charles Canady (R-FL). Now these people are scientists, not philosophers or theologians, but what they are saying is that scientific endeavor seems to be pointing to the fact that there is some sort of intelligence behind the creation of the universe. They are quick to point out that giving universal intelligence (okay, that is my term, not theirs) a name like God or the Creator is outside the scope of science. They admit however, that research and scientific investigation constantly discredit the naturalistic viewpoint. They suggest that matter is not all there is and that the universe and everything in it does not seem to have even possibly occurred by chance.
We can have all the scientific studies proving the efficacy of chiropractic, we can have research to establish the existence and the effects of the vertebral subluxation but until science begins to accept our major premise, they will never give chiropractic, real chiropractic, an honest hearing. Maybe that is starting to happen. Some scientists are saying intelligent design may not be a scientific concept, but as scientists they are searching for truth and when they weigh the facts, the idea of random chance creating and controlling this universe falls far short. The evidence points clearly to intelligent design. Undoubtedly there will be a fight by the mechanists and the atheists. They do not want intelligent design to get a foot in the door of science. They fear its ultimate ramifications when people start thinking about their purpose and existence. Science is not intended to make people think, to philosophize. Yet, we know that science is limited. Science can only take you to the edge of metaphysics and no further. Some are willing to say that is far enough for science to go and eventually we can push the boundaries further as technology improves. Others, however, say as we push those boundaries we are faced with the undeniable fact that there is a scientifically inexplicable intelligent design to this universe. When the true scientists reach the point of seeing and accepting that idea, they will be surprised to see that we chiropractors have been there all along.v16n4