| Coca-Cola said: Also, you said that you need valid science that disputes evolution theory. Intelligent design is also a theory. Why not listen to what these scientists have to say? and why hide their research from education community? |
I have read plenty on intelligent design from these so-called "scientists". Intelligent design is not scientific in nature; it is philosophical. Claims such as "DNA is a complex code, therefore it must have been designed by some form of intelligence" or "The interactions of matter in the universe are finely tuned by several constants, therefore an intelligent designer must have set them up that way" are not testable or falsifiable -- you can agree or disagree, but you can't back up your position with evidence that leads to a logical conclusion. It's perfectly appropriate discussion for a class on philosophy or religion, but completely inappropriate for a class on science, unless it is used as an example of what science is not. After all, students need to know what to look out for when evaluating the scientific merit of a new idea. :)
