[Dimensio]

I repeat, all theories do not deserve the same respect.

The problem here is that science works with "scientific theories", and an explanation must fit a specific set of criteria to be a theory within the context of science. Thus far ID hasn't even demonstrated that it does that much, so from the standpoint of science, it isn't a theory at all, much less "deserving" of the same respect as actual scientific theories.

[CarolinaGuitarman]

"The problem here is that science works with "scientific theories", and an explanation must fit a specific set of criteria to be a theory within the context of science. Thus far ID hasn't even demonstrated that it does that much, so from the standpoint of science, it isn't a theory at all, much less "deserving" of the same respect as actual scientific theories."

I agree. At one point it was the dominant paradigm among scientists, which is why I called it a *theory*. *Explanation* would have been a better term.