The Creationists are Coming! 30 September 2004 Creationism in a lab coat: "better to appear scientific than holy." Wired News' Evan Ratliff reports on the "Intelligent Design" (ID) movement to introduce antievolution theory into classrooms -- recently successful in Ohio, where a school board has voted to change state science standards, and mandated that biology teachers "'critically analyze'" evolutionary theory. Scientists widely dismiss ID as based on a misunderstanding of evolution, flimsy probability calculations, and no testable explanations, but ID's rhetorical strategy -- avoid Bible-references, and make mention of Darwin and Scopes -- is working, and the theory is now playing a central role in biology curricula and textbook controversies around the country. Its supporters have taken the "teach the controversy" message to seven states so far.
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