Intelligent design vs evolution

Why anyone would think that science (i.e.: observations made in and about the Universe) and religion (i.e.: observations made in and about the Spirit) can't coexist, is beyond me. The famous mathemetician Gödel postulated, among other things, that in any sufficiently complex system there will be some statements that are true, but that are unprovable.

I interpret the above, generally, as supporting the notion that we can neither prove nor disprove the existence of a creator. Just because we can observe the Universe and postulate certain "facts", doesn't mean the whole system wasn't set up (i.e.: created) just so we could make the observations. Nor does the complexity of the obvservations prove that they couldn't have arrived by accident.

The Universe is a complicated place

It seems logical to me that the creator would not have designed and set in motion a Universe that would require his/her constant attention. A creator would have better things to do than spend eternity providing online support for his/her invention. Designed robustly enough, the system should be capable of adapting and growing on its own. Dare I say: evolving as events transpire? Indeed, the evoluting (not-a-word, I know) ability is probably one of the finest design constructs he/she invented. Put simply: you design for success, and what's the best way to ensure success but to ensure constant adaptation?

So what if we see things in the Universe that are so beautiful and elegant as to suggest that they couldn't have arrived by accident? There are any number of things with the opposite qualities. I can neither prove that the Universe was designed, nor prove that it wasn't. Science, in its never-ending search for the truth about the Universe, isn't attempting to prove the non-existence of a creator, as this assertion is patently unprovable. The Universe is both more complex and more strange than we are capable of imagining it to be. By the same logic, religion isn't able to prove that a creator exists. Religious folk will argue that religion isn't about logic or proof, but about faith. They don't have to prove existence because they believe he/she exists. Fair enough. I think that's true. (Pun not intended.)

If the creator exists, and all of this was designed, then I am in awe. But in the meantime, let's not invalidate science's search for observable truth, nor invalidate religion's search for spirtual truth. Both paths are following after the creator. Both paths lead to truth. And more importantly, I believe both paths lead to the same truth.