The ability to "dispute" something does not mean that it is incorrect. Many dispute that Oswald shot Kennedy. Some doubt we landed on the moon. Both have "evidence" on their side and will argue their case till the cows come home.
The Discovery Institute, that I believe is funded by the left in order to damage the conservative cause, has "disputed" evolution and claimed that this is proof of Intellegent Design. It is no such thing.
Anti-Evolutionism is a cancer on the conservative cause. It will reproduce and spread among conservatives and kill their political power. Note that Social Security reform is all but dead. As is the nuclear option in the Senate. We are beginning to loose, and here we fight on this stupid issue.
"The Discovery Institute, that I believe is funded by the left in order to damage the conservative cause..."
That's funny. Now I'm getting visions of Conspiracy Theorists funded by Creationists to damage the Evolutionist cause.
Creationists are at fault for Republicans being too spineless to fight for judge nominations or reform in S.S.? Not that I grant your premise we're losing on S.S., but this statement is ridiculous.
Get back to the point. IF evolution IS true, what harm comes of it being challenged in a classroom? I accept challenges to scripture. I accept challenges to government. I support challenges in a class room environment no matter if the subject is a mathematical equasion, literature or science. I even accept challenges to man walking on the moon. In the case of the last, the majority have weighed the evidence and found it lacking. The case is still out on evolution. Dismissing Creationists as being stuck in an outdated faith warp will not breed acceptance of evolution.
Encouraging the ability to debate and test evolution conceivably could IF your argument proves superior.