[Pharmboy]

Well, that's not quite a fair analogy. Intelligent design does use logic and data to make some of their points. EvBio counters with their points, and what emerges, IMO, is a better and deeper understanding of general biology for true students. The questions the ID people raise are pretty good--even though they haven't swayed me.

Astrology, OTOH, has nothing but a belief system based on primitivism. And, they do not pose reasonable questions relating to Newtonian or Einsteinian laws.

[Junior]

Intelligent design does use logic and data to make some of their points.

Not really. ID is trying to prove a negative ("certain features could not have arisen naturally"). That is a logical impossibility.

[NJ_gent]

"The questions the ID people raise are pretty good--even though they haven't swayed me."

From my experience, about 90% of the questions raised by IDers come from a lack of understanding regarding biology, biochemistry, and the Theory of Evolution. Criticisms like "well I haven't seen a bird flap its wings and turn into an elephant, so evolution is impossible!" come to mind. The remaining questions seek to do nothing more than poke holes in the Theory of Evolution. It boils down to "well, I don't see how they explain a, b, and c, so this other 'theory' over here, which says that we don't know and we can't ever know the truth, for which we have no evidence and no logical supporting arguments must be right". There are certainly many areas in the Theory of Evolution which could be improved. That's true of just about any scientific theory. As of yet, the ToE offers the best scientific explanation for the diversity of life on this planet.