February 1, 2002

Is an 'Intelligent Design,' Not Evolution, Responsible for Shaping Life on the Earth?

To the Editor:

"Does the theory of 'intelligent design' deserve more support within academe? Should scientists be speaking out against this movement?" The answers to these questions in your online Colloquy are, quite clearly, no and yes, respectively. ... Intelligent-design proponents ... have produced neither a single testable hypothesis that stems from their theory nor an iota of evidence to support their view.

Largely ignored in The Chronicle's articles "Darwinism Under

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