From the New York Times this Sunday:
Hearings on how Kansas schoolchildren should be taught about the origins of life – the fourth and final session concluded on Thursday in Topeka – quickly morphed from science lesson to vocabulary quiz.
Repeat after me: the theory of evolution is not a theory of the origin of life. The theory of evolution is not a theory of the origin of life. Bleh. Shame on you New York Times.
“Intelligent Design” wouldn’t be so objectionable if it did not contain the tacit prohibition against asking questions about the designer. If the designer were an old guy who lived on mars, then it would be obvious to everyone to ask where he came from. But make him omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent…