If you discount the hype from both sides, ID claims to be a methodology to determine if an event is random or not. For instance, it can be used in forensics to determine if a DNA match is coincidental or not. In that sense it is science.
The discussion gets heated when ID proponents try to apply it to analyze biological structures and determine if they were designed or just came about through randomic events.
The discussion should be kept on the merits of the theory. Unfortunately, regardless of the side they take, the media and the majority of the population don't have the knowldge or background to do that.
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If you discount the hype from both sides, ID claims to be a methodology to determine if an event is random or not. For instance, it can be used in forensics to determine if a DNA match is coincidental or not. In that sense it is science.
The discussion gets heated when ID proponents try to apply it to analyze biological structures and determine if they were designed or just came about through randomic events.
The discussion should be kept on the merits of the theory. Unfortunately, regardless of the side they take, the media and the majority of the population don't have the knowldge or background to do that.