Reply #53: Actually [View All]

"Just because the Fundies have hijacked Intelligent Design and try to make it rationalize certain of their own beliefs" DOES "make it less valid or valuable as Scientific Theory".

Do you really believe that what they want is an intelligent, thoughtful review and discussion of ID as a theory? Of course not. What they want is to muddy the waters, and ultimately remove anything from Public Education that does not support THEIR notion of what "Consciousness", or "creationism" is.

If you can't see that, then all your pontificating is useless and adds nothing to the discussion. Unless you are assuming that these people in rural PA have really investigated and studied ID. I don't have that much faith in these people.