ID proponents tend to make two related mistakes: They think that the only way to get from unorganized atoms to cells is one-step, which of course, is highly improbable. So is getting from one cell to a human. They don't understand how molecules and cells can organize themselves into self-replicating, evolving intermediate forms that can make the transitions in relatively short times.
There is a place for examining evidence, not of intelligent design, but of contamination by already-organized forms, such as extraterrestrials. That is how we identify stone tools from among pies of stones, made by our ancestors.