[Lurking Libertarian]

My point is that "one day" will not arrive until those who control funding and publishing allow people to question evolution without being called kooks, removed from graduate programs and stripped of funding.

Do you have any evidence that that actually happens?

[whattajoke]

Do you have any evidence that that actually happens?

Great question. The answer is, of course, "no." Ironically, Behe is probably one of the richest professors in America, and Lehigh isn't a top paying University either. Why? Because Behe didn't bother trying to pass his ideas through conventional peer review at all... Rather, he published his ID ideas in a mass marketed book. Hmmm, makes one wonder why he did this. Did he fear losing his job or, "getting stripped of funding?" Of course not, he knew his stuff wouldn't stand up to scientific critique. (Calls to mind the cold fusion fiasco... a perfect example of why peer review needs to be utilized across the board.)

Case in point, his baby, the mighty flagellum, is no longer an ID icon. Oh sure, they'll find something else that is complicated or difficult to explain, but (ironically), his protestations will actually lead to a greater understanding of a particular mechanism. It's nice to have these creationists point out things that aren't currently adequately explained, allowing scientists to focus on that particular thing. In a weird way, the creationists are advancing scientific understanding!

If they knew any better, it would drive them crazy.