Judge rules 'Intelligent Design is not science'

A United States Federal Judge, on Tuesday ruled that "Intelligent design" cannot be mentioned in biology classes in a Pennsylvania public school district. Adventists are among several faith groups who are questioning that ruling. Intelligent design, or ID, is the idea that some forms of life are so complex, they show the distinct hand of a designer, as opposed to origin of the universe that Darwin's theory of evolution postulates.

"We find that, while ID arguments may be true, a proposition on which the Court takes no position, ID is not science," the Judge John E. Jones III said.

Jones said advocates of intelligent design "have bona fide and deeply held beliefs which drive their scholarly endeavors" and that he didn't believe the concept shouldn't be studied and discussed.

But, he wrote, "our conclusion today is that it is unconstitutional to teach ID as an alternative to evolution in a public school science classroom."

To read more on the Seventh-day Adventist view and response click here.

Link: Der Adventistische Pressedienst (APD)