>>Labeling ID as religion is a transparent attempt to censor ID. That is not a good sign. Why censor? Why not discuss and debate?<<
Because there is no scientific basis for ID of any kind. And Intelligent Designer is pretty much the same as God from an objective perspective.
You can’t apply an ID to a problem nor a Scientific Theory (unless you introduce us to the designer and ask it what rules it follows and how they can be applied in every case).
ID is theology/philosophy/religion — take your pick. It ain’t science in any way, shape or form.
“Because there is no scientific basis for ID of any kind. And Intelligent Designer is pretty much the same as God from an objective perspective.”
I’m walking along the beach and see a pattern in the sand. It’s a stylized heart with an arrow through it, with the words “Bobby loves Sue.” This could be the result of movement of the surf over the beach. But I infer that it is the work of an intelligent designer. Contrary to your assertion, I don’t think the designer is God. Your response, I take it, is that my inference has “no scientific basis (for ID) of any kind.” If you’re right, that is a shortfall of science.