[elfman2]

It's a mild pejorative in a scientific context, just like calling ID "Creationism". Creationism shares at least the same similarities with ID that you say Darwinism shares with evolution. If a respectful word is used for one, it should be used for both.

[ml/nj]

It's a mild pejorative in a scientific context, just like calling ID "Creationism".

Actually Darwinism is a subset of Evolution. De Veries and Bateson are evolutionists but not Darwinists. As I understand the conventional wisdom, their ideas are rejected while Darwin's are embraced - or at least revered.

As for ID vs Creationism, I wasn't commenting on that. But Creationism is obviously a subset of ID. Suggesting that ID is restricted to Genesis is just wrong.

ML/NJ