“Intelligent Design” defeated in PA school Board case
I just wanted to say how happy I am with this news. ID really infuriates me, pretending to be science, when it’s the farthest thing from science. It’s insulting and designed to mislead (brainwash even) the people of the US into voting/advocating something most of them cannot even comprehend. I’m just now reading the ruling written by Judge Jones on this case. He really laid it out plain. Here’s a quote:
To briefly reiterate, we first note that since ID is not science, the conclusion is inescapable that the only real effect of the ID Policy is the advancement of religion. Second, the disclaimer read to students “has the effect of implicitly bolstering alternative religious theories of origin by suggesting that evolution is a problematic theory even in the field of science.” Third, reading the disclaimer not only disavows endorsement of educational materials but also “juxtaposes that disavowal with an urging to contemplate alternative religious concepts implies School Board approval of religious principles.”
The effect of Defendants’ actions in adopting the curriculum change was to impose a religious view of biological origins into the biology course, in violation of the Establishment Clause.
Nicely said eh? And a friend just told me that this fellow was appointed by Bush. Finally that monkey did something right! 
