You Call That Intelligent?

Every scientific theory has its limitations

School boards around the country have been grappling with whether "intelligent design" should be taught in biology classes. I.D., a supposedly more scientific alternative to creationism, insists living organisms are too complex to have evolved semirandomly, a la Darwin, and therefore must have been put together in a more thoughtful, hands-on way by ... someone.

[You're telling me I just spent millions of years growing passable lungs and these stubby little legs--for NOTHING?!]

Faith, of course, is one thing and should be honored in its sphere. But from an empirical point of view, one flaw with I.D. is that when you...

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