Reply #35: you said "he never mentioned ID in his speech."

[DrWeird]

Half truth. He never mentioned ID by name, but he said this:

"Charles Darwin wrote about his theory of evolution at a time when evidence was weak. In recent years, evidence of the complex circuits, miniature machines, sophisticated feedback loops, and digital information inside the cell has enabled scientists to poke holes in the principle evidence used to support evolution and therefore, more and more respected biologists are entering the debate as to the plausibility of evolution.

For these reasons, Darwin's theory of evolution should not be taught as absolute fact in the science classroom. Instead, it should be taught as the leading and dominant scientific theory explaining the origin of species, but also as a theory subject to significant limitations, failed predictions and important criticisms. We should encourage schools to teach better science and to teach more about evolution, including the gaps and controversies surrounding evolution. We should not be afraid to teach children what we know and what we have not yet discovered in science, and we should certainly not deny our children the truth about controversies surrounding science. By teaching the controversy, we remain true to science and yet sensitive to the ideas and interests of parents and children."

And that, in a nutshell, is the "theory" of Intelligent design. And just as fraudulent and phony as anything else that's ever come out of Santorum. There are no holes in evolution, there are no great contraversies, there are no respected biologists "entering the debate" on the plausibility of evolution. And anybody who has had more than a high school education on the subject knows it.