So, that is where Lutheran thought has been helpful for me (paging @J.E.S). When we are engaging transcendant things, or even merely things just beyond our current comprehension, we expect contradiction in our descriptions. Rather than shrinking back from the contradictions, they need to be embraced, and meditated on. That is what enables us to identify those “proper distinctions”, and avoid collapsing deep complexities into a over-simplified “solutions”, that succeed merely by ignoring important things.
My opinion of ID is well known. Im not sure it is going to evaporate as a movement any time soon. It seems wiser to build bridges with them, while being clear with what I disagree with about in their position.
Covering ID is for another thread. If you want to see people talking past one another, do a post mortem on this thread: ID and Science Classes - #20 by swamidass.