The OP starts out with basically Marxist ideas. Intelligent Design is an over-arching scientific theory that disputes wholly naturalistic/materialistic accounts of the origin of the universe and the origin of life. ID makes no claim about the age of the earth. ID is not a form of "creationism". I watched "Flight: The Genius of Birds" today with a discerning friend. It is well-narrated, brilliantly photographed, and philosophically compelling. Darwinism has no clue how to explain flight and other features unique to birds.