On evolution, case closedA Times Editorial Published December
22, 2007 Most Pinellas County School Board members say public
school students should be taught about intelligent design, a
supernatural explanation for the origins of life, alongside the
scientifically grounded theory of evolution. Meanwhile, Eric
Smith, the state's new education commissioner, curiously refuses
to publicly say whether evolution should be taught in science
classes or whether intelligent design should be included.
Against that backdrop, let's review the recent Pennsylvania
court battle in which evolution and intelligent design were on
trial. Guess which side prevailed. In finding intelligent design
is essentially repackaged creationism without scientific
validity, U.S. District Judge John Jones rejected the arguments
put forth by the intelligent design movement: - Intelligent
design is not religion, proponents say, but an alternative
scientific explanation for the origins of life. Jones found it
violates the "centuries-old ground rul