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...Jones sharply rejected any suggestion that evolution was somehow at odds with religion. ?Both defendants and many of the leading proponents of ID make a bedrock assumption that is utterly false,? he wrote. ?Their presupposition is that evolutionary theory is antithetical to a belief in the existence of a supreme being and to religion in general. Repeatedly in this trial, plaintiff?s scientific experts testified that the theory of evolution represents good science, is overwhelmingly accepted by the scientific community, and that it in no way conflicts with, nor does it deny, the existence of a divine creator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Breathtaking Inanity': How Intelligent Design Flunked Its Test Case | 12/20/2005 | See Source »

...several witnesses who said board members made overtly religious comments during their deliberations. ?It is ironic that several of these individuals, who so staunchly and proudly touted their religious convictions in public, would time and again lie to cover their tracks and disguise the real purpose behind the ID Policy,? Jones wrote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Breathtaking Inanity': How Intelligent Design Flunked Its Test Case | 12/20/2005 | See Source »

...biology class. Teachers later refused and the statement was read instead by administrators. Jones said the Dover case was the result of ?the activism of an ill-informed faction on a school board, aided by a national public interest law firm eager to find a constitutional test case on ID, who in combination drove the board to adopt an imprudent and ultimately unconstitutional policy.? He derided the school board?s decision as ?breathtaking inanity? and said the resulting ?legal maelstrom? was an ?utter waste of monetary and personal resources.? The judge?s decision clears the way for the plaintiffs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Breathtaking Inanity': How Intelligent Design Flunked Its Test Case | 12/20/2005 | See Source »

...could not trust his honesty and integrity in getting us into this quagmire, what makes Klein think we can trust Bush and his cronies to get us out with dignity and honor and without a tremendous loss of life? Samir Id-Deen Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, U.S. Klein is right. None of the blathering about being misled into war matters at all. What really counts is what would happen if we left Iraq before the new government was ready to take over all the duties we now perform. Would the Middle East situation worsen or not? Would the U.S. be seen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Most Amazing Inventions | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

...could not trust his honesty and integrity in getting us into this quagmire, what makes Klein think we can trust Bush and his cronies to get us out with dignity and honor and without a tremendous loss of life? Samir Id-Deen Hawthorn Woods, Illinois...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 12/17/2005 | See Source »

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