More Intelligent Food for Thought

After the Kiwis, the Bush, and the State of Kansas have declared themselves Intelligently Designed, here is a follow-up:

Intelligent Design: One chance encounter explains it all where apparently Australia's Education Minister Dr. Brendan Nelson joins the chorus.

Fortunately, though, in this same excellent piece on the Japan Times, another remarkable interview brings some clarity to the roots of the debate of Intelligent Design, or in short, ID.

And if you also have been startled by the coincidence of ongoing discussions on ID, ID theft, ID cards, RFID, and so on, you will probably also enjoy this piece on the Wichita Eagle, both because of its name and location, obviously.

But also because it introduces the readers (or those who have not been in touch with FSM, sorry, Its Noodly Appendage, before) to an equally valiant challenge to Evolutionary Theory (let's call it E.T., okay?) which is, of course, the Flying Spaghetti Monsterism, also known as Pastafarianism.

And just to be fair and to round things up, here comes another contestor: The Onion on Intelligent Falling (IF?)

But the main point (unfortunately) remains: discussing science with somebody who rejects science is like trying to evict a homeless person - it just won't work. But you might be in even greater trouble if you invite that somebody into your house...

(for an excellent movie on that, see 'Down and Out in Beverly Hills' (1986), with Nick Nolte ;-)