Intelligent Design in schools

There is a simple and good reason why Intelligent Design should not be taught in a science class in school. It's just not science. Even ignoring the obvious creation background and religious undertones, what they advocate isn't science. Their 'science' can't predict future events... it can't be falsified... you can't even tell if you are right or wrong for that fact. There's no way to prove it at all really (a post or two on proofs soon!). The only way this should be taught in a science class is to show an example of bad scientific methods.

Teaching ID in a science class would be like teaching caveman in an English class. To the ignorant/gullible person it may give the illusion of being appropriate, but in the end any real look at it will show how short it falls. It's only seen as science to those who want to see it as science and believe that it's a real argument.


Also, as all the bigwigs at the Discovery Institute are very Christian and believe it was their god that is the designer... I think it's safe to say that none of them would want On the Origin of Species to be taught as an alternate to The Bible (again, probably unfairly creationist... but it's true).