Many people argue whether or not the theory of Intelligent Design is a religion, and whether it should be integrated into science classes, along with the popular theory of Darwinism.
First, lets discuss the basis of Intelligent Design being either a scientific theory or a religion, worded to convince the minds of the public that it is a so-called theory. In this argument a very popular question arises- who is the intelligent designer? Some will argue it is God, or that it is a futuristic designer (where did he come from!?), or even perhaps a time traveling alien from Mars. A scientific theory has scientific evidence- not just physical evidence, but scientific. Evidence is there to support the theory at hand. Although scientific evidence has no universal definition, it is assumed that it is applicable to the subject. Scientific evidence has more leverage than physical evidence in any case. Discovering scientific evidence usually means the theory it is supporting is correct, thus making it an inductive argument. The theory of Evolution has many new-age technologies to back it up (Genetics, DNA coding, ect). However, unlike the theory of Evolution, Intelligent Design relies solely on physical identification (such as organisms seeming, or looking "too complex" for evolution to have occurred) to back it up; thus making Intelligent Design seem more like an overnight idea than a theory studied for hundreds of years.
So why should we, or shouldn't we, have it taught in science classes?
One of the key fundamentals of today's technology, today's medicine, and today's biology, is the theory of evolution. Why should we disregard that and introduce a new "scientific" theory with no evidence? Without the theory of evolution, we wouldn't be able to produce new vaccines, or antibiotics, as we would lack the study of how our genes and cells have changed overtime, and our reactions to certain disease. However, if we start introducing Intelligent Design, we would be preaching God in our science classroom. Everyone has a right to their own religion and system of beliefs, but also the right to education and knowledge; however, there is a difference between forcing religion on someone and teaching science in class.
