(NTReader;42602)
I disagree with this reply. From a fundamentalist perspective in respect to intelligent design, I think you can reasonably conclude that the environment around us, the natural resources we consume, the world we inhabit, etc. are all the result of a creator. The things we witness on a day to day basis have never come from "spontaneous" acts, something doesn't occur from nothing. There is a cause and an effect.
The problem with a designer is that it can never be used as a long term answer. The things you look at in our world / universe that you point to as evidence of a designer: sophistication, intelligence, creativity, etc... these things are all characteristics of god. Shouldn't that evidence that god couldn't have happened naturally and
requires a creator? If not, then you're comitting a logical fallacy known as a special pleading.
As far as the original question from this thread, I think in order to find God, one must first submit their mind to the idea that a God exists and must cast aside the wisdom of the wise and learned things of the world and must submit to the Spirit of God.
I apologize for my frankness here, but this sounds like poor advice. Effectively, you've stated "To believe in god, you have to believe in god."