It is difficult, and arguably impossible, to defend "Intelligent" Design honestly. It falls so far short of science is and so obviously pursued for religious reasons that anyone trying to assert the opposite would be hard pressed to mount an argument that is honest and fair. It seems that dishonesty on the part of creationists may extend to courtrooms as well.

Ed Brayton quotes from sworn depositions in the Dover, Pennsylvania case:

When attorneys asked Buckingham whether he said at a school board meeting that all he wants is a book that offers balance between what he said are the “Christian view of creationism and evolution,” Buckingham stated, “Never said it.”

But a taped television interview at the time shows Buckingham, the board’s chief proponent of intelligent design, talking about teaching creationism in science class...

In June, Buckingham voiced concerns that the biology book included references to Darwinism. But in their depositions, three school board members said they don’t remember any discussion of creationism at board meetings.

One week after the June 14 meeting, Buckingham, in a taped interview with a Fox television reporter regarding the biology textbook, said, “My opinion, it’s OK to teach Darwin, but you have to balance it with something else such as creationism.”

As Brayton notes, creationists are the ones who keep complaining that teaching evolution instead of creationism is what has led to a decline in morality among students in America — they tout creationism as an antidote to our culture's ills and a means for restoring moral behavior. Just how "moral" can their goals be, though, if they have to lie, cheat, and deceive in order to achieve them?

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