Discuss “ID: Separating theory from dogma”

The controversial debate on intelligent design (ID) has led me to a single fascinating observation: When political ideology and religious fundamentalism manipulate science and science abandons reason for dogma, human intelligence de-evolves at an exponential rate.

Intelligent design has a dual meaning: It is both a scientific theory and, separately, a socio-political movement. Let us disregard for a moment this latter definition, in which ID ? hijacked by those with either politically conservative or religiously fundamental agendas ? has become a fad. In an objective analysis of the theory itself, this sad reality becomes entirely irrelevant. Its claims must be evaluated on their own merits. Incredibly, though, the scientific community has...