Bush Speaks Out About 'Intelligent Design'

Our illustrious president has now had his say about the brewing debate regarding the teaching of 'intelligent design' theory. Although opponents of the theory point out that NO actual scientific studies have been conducted to support the theory, proponents continue to refer to 'intelligent design' as alternative science to the theory of evolution. Cardinal Schonborn, as we have discussed in this forum previously, has written that evolution is "not science but ideology." I would argue that 'intelligent design' comes closer to that statement than evolutionary theory. At least evolution has years of scientific research and piles of scientific data to support its arguments. Where is the same scientific inquiry for 'intelligent design'?

Once again, I have no problem with the notion of an omniscient creator who provided the initial energy and the rules, laws, and guiding principles of the universe; however, what I do have a problem with is the desire of the religious right to insinuate its ideology into our schools' classrooms. If there is evidence to support intelligent design, then let's see it and have an academic debate rather than a political one. President Bush's statement that he believes students should be exposed to "different schools of thought" is just another example of his lack of understanding of things scientific. Mr. Bush and all of his ideological cronies should leave the science to scientists, the education to educators, and religious indoctrination to churches and families!