Sidetrack: God vs. Naturalism

I almost hate to open this thread again, but I'm genuinely curious. I recently e-mailed with John Derbyshire, who writes for National Review (a magazine in the United States). He's a staunch opponent of Intelligent Design. Oddly, he also trumpets his attendance at an Episcopal Church.

So my question: is it possible for a Christian to completely dismiss Intelligent Design?

Honestly, I don't get it ... anyone who purports to be a Christian can't, by definition, say that there is no "intelligent design" behind the universe. If there isn't, then there is no God, there is no Jesus, there is no Christianity.

We can argue all day long about whether natural selection played a role in the development of life, what "life" really means, etc., etc. But underneathe all that is a fundamental first question: does God exist and did he create the universe? To answer "no" makes one a pure naturalist, and therefore the entire notion of the super-natural is an impossibility. Therefore, the idea of God incarnate is impossible (a miracle, or the super-natural invading the natural), as is the resurrection. Hence, no Christianity. To answer "yes" immediately lends credence, by definition, to the idea of "Intelligent Design."

Unless the definition of "Intelligent Design" is meant to mean something like "the story in Genesis 1:1 is 100% literally true." But that's not what the advocates of ID say about themselves.

Note: in fact, from what I can gather, the ID proponents' argument is simply one of drawing into question some of the assumptions now taken as fact. Did life spontaneously come about from the primordial ooze? It's a widely held "fact," but scientific experiements can't substantiate it. To me, that's using science to question other science. What's wrong with that?

Honestly, I get so frustrated with this ... there's an enormous logical inconsistency in some of the arguments. I have far more respect for someone who flat-out claims to be an atheist and Darwinist ... at least they're consistent. But "Christian" and "anti-ID" is an oxymoron.