Do scientists associated with Christian organizations have a point?

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Why isn’t there any research in which an ID hypothesis is tested?

There are papers that test ID hypothesis. There is a whole field of study that does this and finds that similarity is not best explained by common function (this falsifies a classic ID hypothesis).

Phylogeny vs Similarity and Function

At a genetic level we see a great deal of similarity between organisms. This similarity is a fundamental feature of life, that has to be explained by any theory. Evolution explains that this similarity as largely caused by shared history, by way of common descent. We see function often aligning in sensible ways on phylogenetic trees of sequences and organisms. Of course, this is not perfect, because we also know that life changes over time. As the YEC Walter ReMine accurately points out in The …