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As such, fate is predetermined. If the rule set was known, the past, present, and future of any existing object could be calculated. Thus, we are products of Intelligent Design.
To rephrase your premise, if something is predtermined, it must therefore have been created by something that is intelligent through a design. This is not a true statement. It is quite possible for something to be predetermined without being caused by something intelligent or by a design. Ultimately you admist as much:
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Though the design may not have been intelligently crafted, it imitates such by ditcating our actions.
Predetermination doesn't really align itself either way in the creation debate. I think there are probably free will/ predetermination advocates on either side.

Now I will say that a proper view of ID would consider any intelligent force accpetable, not just a Christian notion of "God", but a source that merely mimics intelligence beause of predetermination does not cut the muster.
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