I want to believe!

[James R. Phillips]

Hm, I don't usually post or even read this list, but now you've tempted me. 
The original thread seems to have been back in April?  So perhaps you are
referring to the recent buzz over ID (Intelligent Design); I guess it made the
cover of _Time_.

There are a lot of misconceptions regarding ID.  It isn't creationism at all;
it is based on scientific methodologies used every day in fields such as
anthropology or archeology.  An article you might want to look at outlining the
controversy is

http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/klinghoffer200508030811.asp.

A pretty good concise summary of the theory is at

http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=8543

Jim Phillips