[GOPPachyderm]

And ID is not in conflict with the idea of evolution within species.
"I don't know how you could read this far and not notice, but the chief witness for the Dover school board accepts common descent, the whole nine yards. Didn't you know that? Common descent and a 4.5 billion year old earth."

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I obviously need to read a little more closely - thanks for pointing out the chief witness's position. However, I don't believe that is the position of everyone who is a proponent of ID.

In the absence of transitional forms, isn't common descent going beyond the available evidence? Unless you accept punctuated equilibrium - which, excuse the pun, is quite a leap!

[js1138]

In the absence of transitional forms, isn't common descent going beyond the available evidence?

Why do you think Behe and Denton would accept common descent if they didn't think the evidence is overwhelming?