Could Carl Sagan's Methods Be Used to Make Design Inferences?

On today’s ID The Future out of the vault, host Robert Crowther welcomes philosopher of science Paul Nelson to explore an intriguing tension in the thinking of famous scientist and science popularizer Carl Sagan. Though Sagan was a committed Darwinist and agnostic, he embraced certain ideas consistent with the theory of intelligent design. Could Sagan's methods for detecting extra-terrestrial intelligence be used to make design inferences in the natural world? Listen in as Dr. Nelson discusses this intriguing idea.

[poliincredible]

Intelligence is the logical conclusion. Materialism is the illogical conjecture.

[johnglad]

Yes, The answer is yes. Intelligence is obvious everywhere I look. Ahgh, I love Dr Paul Nelson.

[refusebdcvd]

Reawaken to intelligence and put darwin to rest.

[bobdalton]

I found evidence of ET: DNA coding. It Is the signal that Sagan was looking for with SETI. No telescope needed, good microscope is the tool.

But it's not a civilization of many intelligent beings, it's just ONE intelligent Being. The Designer Who Revealed himself as the Creator and the Great I AM. He said let there be light and he also stretched out the heavens. The things that are seen are not made of things that are seen.
And Hoyle was right. Sadly, my 1960s prof, Dr. Sagan died in his ignorance