This is an old post that I never published. A while back Intelligent Design was pitted against Evolution in a very public court battle originating in a school district. Eventually ID was ruled against and out of the curriculum. It serves as an example of the strong bias many unbelievers have against anything that smacks of God. Original post follows:
CNN.com - Professor: Evolution cannot fully explain biology - Oct 17, 2005
This CNN article touches on but still falls short of why Intelligent Design (ID) deserves a fair shake in the science curriculum of our schools. It deserves fair treatment by science because it is science! The view that is constantly assumed in the media - that ID as a theory is somehow a non-scientific theory - is a false one. In fact, saying that ID is not scientific is unscientific.
Scienctific Method generally tries to assume nothing - not even the falsehood of a claim. It demands rational proof to call something a "fact," and this is where the communication breaks down. ID supporters aren't advocating that it be taught as a fact, merely a theory. One among others. Most ID supporters don't even mind that the time spent on each would be hugely unequal in favor of evolution. The ID camp merely says give it a fair shake because it has earned treatment in our curriculum by virtue of it's enormous historical influence and, more importantly, the fact that it is still a valid interpretation of existing evidence. Think of it like this - throwing out ID because it hadn't been conclusively proven by verifiable and replicable facts would also rule out Evolution!
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