It seems to me that this panic exists on the other side of the argument.
It's so bad actually, that people who believe in Creation have made up a "science" in order to try and shore up their beliefs.
If we took Intelligent Design seriously, and examine it closely (quoting from The Intelligent Design Network):
The theory of intelligent design (ID) holds that certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause rather than an undirected process.
"Certain features"?
I thought God created EVERYTHING?
You are down to arguing for the remains of the day, not the spoils.
If you have the evolutionists in a panic, then why is it that you guys are the ones giving ground?
"Certain features"
AKA, the features the ID'er didn't get quite right the first time and had to go back and tweak. The ID'er gets a C+.