Oh those eeeeeevil scientific community who “scoffed”. Where does ‘scoff’ stand on the objectivity meter as far as editorial language? And Creationism is not a Scientific theory it is a religious belief; intelligent design is a postulate or hypothesis at best, and its main claim was only advanced recently, so it would be hard to ‘scoff’ at it for decades when it was only 11 years ago.
Also I believe the book he needs to reference in his article is “Descent of Man” not “Origin of Species”, but I guess a proper citation might be too much to expect from the mental giant who penned what is quoted above.
‘This theory has been debated for years by religious’??? Religious what? He doesn’t say. And are theories decided by debate? ‘Religious’ and ‘Scientists’ conflated as if the majority of Scientists were not religious.
What a hack writer.
“design is a postulate or hypothesis at best, and its main claim was only advanced recently”
It is what my mother was taught by the nuns in Catholic schools from 1917 through 1931. The term ID was not used, but the substance is the same.