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Harrisburg, PA – Eighty-five scientists have filed an Amicus Brief in the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial asking the Judge to “affirm the freedom of scientists to pursue scientific evidence wherever it may lead” and not limit research into the scientific theory of intelligent design. Not all the signers are proponents of intelligent design, but they do agree “that protecting the freedom to pursue scientific evidence for intelligent design stimulates the advance of scientific knowledge.”

Typical creationist claptrap.

So they are "asking the Judge to “affirm the freedom of scientists to pursue scientific evidence wherever it may lead” and not limit research into the scientific theory of intelligent design"? Good for them. But why are they wasting the judge's time asking him to "affirm a freedom" that is not being infringed, and is not at issue in this case? Why are they asking him to "not limit research into the scientific theory" when no one *is* limiting or proposing to limit such research?

Are they really that confused, or are they just grandstanding?

And what are they babbling about when they speak of "the scientific theory of intelligent design"? The last time I checked, there WASN'T any scientific theory of intelligent design. (Note, there has been a lot of bluster about intelligent design, but nothing which rises to the level of a "scientific theory".)

Maybe these guys should learn what the Kitzmiller v. Dover case is actually about before they waste everyone's time filing irrelevant briefs to the judge.

And maybe they should come up with some kind of "scientific theory of intelligent design" before they try to get a judge to make a statement about how an imaginary theory of that sort should be treated.

Creationiists are such drama queens...