[SeaLion]

What is notably 'conservative' about one position? I don't think ID is at all a 'conservative' position: it is relativistic and ideological, which is much closer to a liberal mind(lessness)set. It bugs me that what I hold to be conservative values--integrity, respect for individual freedom, and the delights of an open mind--are debased by association with Creationism, even in its morphed ID form, which is pseudo-science. I hold that our freedom of worship (or not worship), free from interference from the state, is of enormous value--but I do not understand why some religious folk feel the need to insert their belief systems into places it simply doesn't belong. If I wanted religious leaders to control the teaching and practice of science, I'd move to Iran

[HitmanLV]

To me, this isn't a conservative issue at all. I think it is fine that some folks accept the theory and others reject it. There is nothing 'conservative' about it. I just don't understand some folks fixation on stuff like this.