[goldstategop]

The point is intelligent design is not science. And neither is Dennett's deconstruction of religion. Neither belong in a science classroom. They're rival systems of philosophical interpretation.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[ghost of nixon]

Neither belong in a science classroom

..but Dennett is using science and arguing for a "scientific" (materialistic) conclusion. That should qualify it for the classroom.