According to Edward Wilson, humanity's desire to explain its origins has led to three dominant worldviews that attempt to explain human existence and the current condition. These three worldviews are God-centered religion, political behaviorism, and scientific humanism. However, these views fail to recognize another increasingly popular worldview known as Intelligent Design. Because the theory of Intelligent Design is based on the premise that human existence is the direct consequence of a supernatural "intelligent designer" who designed the world and all its complex organisms, which in turn are made up of complex parts specifically designed by this “intelligent design”. designer,” Wilson combined this theory with the God-centered worldview of creation (par. 12). However, proponents of intelligent design differ from traditional creationists in that they are attempting to put a scientific spin on their theory. Proponents of this theory conduct scientific research to find facts that scientifically support their theory. Since intelligent design attempts to merge creationism and Darwinism, it certainly should be approached as a worldview independent of those examined by Wilson. As far as individual principles are concerned, there are none so firmly held and obstinately respected as those concerning the beginning of life. Since religion is based on the blind faith that humanity embodies the creative power of God and that even our present condition has been guided by His hand, political behaviorism is based on the theory that human beings are simply blank slates, free from the constraints of religious dogma and evolving genetic imprinting and can be shaped and imprinted with the “best” political ideals, and scientific humanism is based on…… middle of paper…… Intelligent design. While it is reasonable to associate Intelligent Design with Creationism, the two differ in that proponents of Intelligent Design seek to explain existence not only through the existence of a natural designer, but also through scientific research and supporting evidence. Since the theory attempts to blend God-centered religious views and scientific views, it should be assigned an independent worldview. That said, it remains that there is no common ground between the three worldviews, and since both political behaviorism and creationism have no scientific basis for explanation, they are entirely incompatible with science. As long as the scientific community continues to recognize that "the battle line is, as always, in biology", as Wilson states, there will be no compatibility between the three worldviews (par. 23).