Does belief in a God by definition = belief in Intelligent Design?

[Jainarayan]

I personally believe every speck of existence from the beginning to the end of the universe was scripted by God. It is all His cosmic thought-form. So I certainly believe in Intelligent Design but way beyond the scope of how that term is usually meant. More specifically I believe higher beings/nature spirits/devas fostered the evolution of life on earth.

That's exactly how I meant it... scripted, programmed. In the o.p. I said "I believe ... that God created the universe(s), set down physical and karmic laws, and stepped back to "let nature take its course" following the rules, to whatever end. That includes the evolution of life. After all, it does follow certain patterns."

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I take the term "intelligent design" to denote any belief that a deity or some other intelligent agent created or otherwise structured the universe and its laws.