Those of you who know me, know where I stand on the "debate" between Intelligent Design (and know how much it hurts to capitalize those words) and "Darwinism". For those of you who don't, and think the first sentence is ambiguous, let me put it bluntly.
Creationism, in any guise, is full blown horse puky.
There. That should be clear enough.
Evolution has, literally, hundreds of years of science behind it. Years and years of mankind guessing and testing and guessing and testing, learning not only what happens, but how and why.
Creationism... er.. Intelligent Design .. has.. a story thousands of years old as its basis in . . . um.. "fact". Well, they try to lay claim to some form of high ground by pointing to "gaps" in the fossil record and various strange and esoteric microbiological issues. Except.. well, they're wrong. Demonstrably and provably wrong.
The problem isn't that people believe in creationism. That's a personal choice on their part. The problem is, a large number of people want some form of creationism (renamed "Intelligent Design" in an attempt to dodge legal issues) taught in our schools. As science.
Sticking a paisley nightshirt on a grizzly and calling it "Pop" does not make it dear old Dad. Intelligent Design is Creationism - and Creationism is a religious issue. If you want to teach it in school, it belongs in Comparative Religion or Philosophy. It most certainly does not belong in a science class.
Now, for some excellent reading - not that I expect Intelligent Design proponents to either read it or understand it. Please check out http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11876
Evolution is explained, and the authors show how and why it works. They also take a few words to very clearly demonstrate how full of bean juice Intelligent Design really is.
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