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One misguided view or incorrect theory does not a fool make.

Intelligent design is not a theory. It is a direct contradiction to scientific fact. It does not deserve to ever be mentioned in the same sentence as evolution. I'm fine if Ben Stein believes this individually but what offends me is his desire to spread his lies.

> I'm fine if Ben Stein believes this individually but what offends me is his desire to spread his lies.

Well, that's democracy for you. If you could stop everyone who you thought was spreading ignorance from sharing/convincing others of their views, you'd be living someplace else.

right but intelligent design is not just a misguided view, if its allowed to propagate its going to hold back scientific progress for ours and future generations so it deserves to follow educatated/intelligent guys like this around with them.

ID is basically an American phenomena. (oh, and maybe in the middle east too).

Most of the rest of the world is pretty much settled on this topic.

You'd think that, but about three years ago the Dutch minister of education (Maria van der Hoeven) suggested ID should be taught in schools as well.

I was flabbergasted.

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