In what is believed to be a first in the U.S., a school district in Pennsylvania has declared that teachers must include the teaching of intelligent design alongside evolution in science classes. Intelligent design is a form of creationism, based on religious beliefs about God as the creator of the world and all that is in it. It’s linked to some other religious beliefs such as the literal truth of the earth being created in seven 24-hours days, and other fundamentalist beliefs. But it’s not science, and there is no scientific evidence for the idea. Nor should there be, since … Continue reading →