devolution

in an interview at the white house earlier this month, president bush stated that schoolchildren should be taught about "intelligent design," a view of creationism that challenges the theory of evolution and promotes the idea that god is behind the development of humanity.

pennsylvania senator rick santorum, has argued that “intelligent design is a legitimate scientific theory that should be taught in science classes” and managed to slip the “teach the controversy” language into the no child left behind act.

what controversy??!? last i heard the monkey trial ended in 1925.

and "a legitamate scientific theory"? just because life is too complex to be explained or understood completely by science at this time does not necessitate invoking a designer. since when is the god explanation scientific theory? even if one believes in a designer, why must this exclude evolution? i.d. proponents may argue that a neutral-sounding "intelligence" is responsible for design, but it is clear that a deity - in particular, god as he is conceived of by certain conservative christians - is envisioned as the agent of design. this newly created 'controversy' has just been a clever ruse for appropriating scientific-sounding arguments to advance a moral and political agenda, one they hope to force into the public-school system. and have succeeded - they are actually teaching 'intelligent design' in the biology cirriculum in dover, pennsylvania.

it is mind-boggling that this is even an issue - that we need to defend the teaching of evolution over religion (disguised as science) in our public schools.