[narby]

If, unlike the postmodern left, the ID movement can enlist mainstream conservatives in questioning science's capacity to produce objective truth, then it's by no means clear the effort won't succeed. In that case, it will end up threatening a whole lot more than just evolution.

This is the real danger in ID. That it destroys the integrity of science itself. As the Kansas school board is attempting to do right now.

The scientific community has a bit of blame itself in this. It has allowed the political left to use the ambiguous evidence for global warming as a political weapon, without chastising scientists and institutions (like NASA) that have taken advantage of the political money bags. Science needs to adopt a method of separating the sources of the money from the specific research it funds. A "double blind" method if you will.

The scientific community needs to shake itself away from politics like ID and the Green political issues alike if it is to retain the respect of the people.

[gobucks]

" This is the real danger in ID. That it destroys the integrity of science itself."

no offense, but this is a simply silly remark; nonsensical hyperbole.