Intelligent Design

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As it has gone unaddressed, I will ask again: What are the practical applications for God's determined existence? How will knowing scientifically that God exists improve human lives and further the advancement of the species in any practical terms?

first off, I think that approaching science from the standpoint that it was designed will yield better predictions, and therefore technological advancement. For example, we may look to the cell for inspiration on how to design efficient structures. We also wouldn't be inclined to think that most of the DNA was junk. They almost didn't sequence what they thought to be junk DNA, which would have been a huge scientific mistake. We also might realize that our genome is degrading instead of improving as a species. We would be less likely to fill ourselves with carcinogenic materials if we recognized the harm mutation does to us. We would also be more cautious when we act in ways that impact the environment if we get away from the mindset that life can just evolve to handle any new environment. 

I feel like I'm sort of being baited to say that our collective morality would improve. But the belief in a highly critical being capable of punishing us might keep us from acting in certain ways.