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SunniMan, you are deeply confused as to what you are arguing for. You are arguing that ID should be in science class. ID is not science. Creationism is not science. Evolution is science. You can mix and match those three to establish your personal view of the world. Many "wacko liberal kook scientists" that are bitched about on here by palerider and others, are not atheists. They just understand what evolution is and that it is not mutually exclusive to religion.
Intelligent Design-Philosophy. Who created everything/ Who created the creator? That's a philosophical question.
Creationism-Religion. God did it with magic.
Evolution-Science. Testable theory that has been observed through fossils and now with live bacteria species.
Many scientists believe that God used evolution as he mechanism, and that the whole 7-days thing is completely relative. Time is relative to the observer, and thus we may falsely conclude that if God said it took 7 days, then that means it took 7 Earth based days. I know the resident evolutionary biologist at the university and he's staunchly Christian. Sings in the choir, preaches in class, has answers to everything, ect....
I think the point SunniMan is trying to make is whether Intelligent Design is taught in a science course or a philosophy course, the idea or theory should be presented in schools. Today, what is taught in schools are theories or in some cases hypotheses of how our universe was created. Many of these without a whole lot of evidence but are taught anyways. ID should at least be mentioned as one possible theory to the creation of the universe. I don't really care what class its taught in.