The Scientist magazine has an editorial on the intelligent design/intelligent origin theorists. Richard Gallagher calls for more debate over ID/IOT, rather than flying into panic.
Of course, if the subject is to be debated, Gallagher has one caveat:
There is one caveat, and it's a big one: The topics must be taught on a level playing field. Full information on evolution and on intelligent design must be supplied, and there must be no further pressure on curricula or teachers. Given this, I'm in little doubt that the open-minded students of the heart of America will see the strength of evolution as a theory.
The problem is, since creationists don't have any science, their performance in a debate depends on their skill as public debaters. This is a skill very few scientists pick up in their careers – they're too busy doing real science. That leaves the battle to those with the time and the talent to acquire the skills of showmanship needed to win a public debate.
Interestingly enough, here we have an editor calling for scientists to get together and market evolution – just what creationists and ID/IOTs have been claiming has happened all along.
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