Mother Mary Rants

I had a passing thought recently: The so-called "theory" called "intelligent design" (it's actually a hypothesis, and not even a scientific one) ought to contain the seeds of its own destruction, since it EVOLVED out of creationism.

The fact of the matter is that the word "theory" has a special definition in science. In science, evolution is a theory the same way GRAVITY is a theory. Doubtless once proponents of ID have succeeded in wedging their religious dogma into the nation's science classes, they plan to introduce the "theory" of "intelligent gravitation." Not to mention introducing the "fact" that pi equals three (1 Kings 7:23) into math classes, or the "fact" that hares and rock badgers chew their cud like cows (Lev. 11:6, Deut. 14:7), despite not being ruminants, into biology classes. (See "The Errant Bible" for a partial list of the errors, inconsistencies, and contradictions in this supposedly God-written and perfect collection.)

It is true that both raisins and watermelons are fruit. But if "intelligent design" were a raisin, evolution would be a watermelon the size of Mount Everest. It is also true that three-fourths of the Bible was inscribed onto tanned animal skins during the Bronze Age, when the highest level of technological achievement was the war chariot. Proponents of ID need to stop trying to drag the United States back to the 19th century and realize that if God created the Universe (as I believe), God also created evolution.