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Most scientists do not support this viewpoint since, by and large, it is not compatible with scientific methodology. Usually, scientists assess a theory by comparing the behaviour predicted by that theory with observations in the real world. Intelligent Design instead is proposed as an explanation for outcomes that it claims could have no other explanation.
Proponents of intelligent design have criticized evolution based on its use as a justification for eugenics. Unfortunately, any tool, physical or conceptual, can be turned to bad ends. Even religion has been used to justify the killing and torture of non-believers, even where there was a clear requirement to love their fellow human beings. Unlike eugenics, natural selection does not claim to produce the "survival of the best", only that those organism best suited to their environment tend to survive. This can lead to unfortunate consequences for creatures such as the dodo, too well adapted to its island habitat to escape extinction.