"The Dover School Board, a political entity, decided that it was going to intervene in science classrooms and determine what will be taught there."
An electerd school board determining a curriculum? Heaven forbid!
And if Heaven isn't powerful enough get a federal court to forbid it!
A curriculum ought to be decided in consultation with the teachers who implement it. To my knowledge, not a single biology teacher subject to the jurisdiction of the Dover School Board supported the mandate to introduce Intelligent Design into their biology classes. If I'm mistaken, please mention a name.
Because a syndicate has mobilized to peddle this shamanism in schools all over the country.
Science that does not rely solely on it's persuasiveness is not science at all.
True, but scientists are the only relevant audience for that persuasion.
It's doctrine to be protected from "denigration" by courts. Beside ignoring the possible effect of this ruling on the evolution of scientific debate in this country, you ignore it's certain effect on the evolution of our law.
It will not affect scientific debate one jot or tittle, since that has never been conducted in public schools. The debate regarding evolution is long, long over. The only matter remaining is to teach the result of that debate to the public.
As for its effect on the law, that was settled over 200 years ago. Schools are not churches, end of story.