[narby]

Have you even bothered to check the facts of this case? No need to reply, the answer is obvious.

I saw the link to the Discovery Institute, so there was no need.

I did go read the link just so I could say I did, and there were some interesting things. For example, the name of his book is "The Privileged Planet: How Our Place in the Cosmos is Designed for Discovery." The fact that it's the "Discovery Institute" is carrying his water is noted. I can imagine the connections there.

Another interesting quote: Tenure-track professors are on a probation until their seventh year, when they're eligible to apply for a permanent position. "Tenure is taken very, very seriously," McCarroll said. "You're basically granting a lifetime appointment. You're making a commitment to the individual on behalf of the university and the state of Iowa."

I wouldn't vote to allow an IDer tenure either. That would give him a lifetime clearance to preach his beliefs in science class for decades. He's not worth the risk.

The lame attempts to debunk the fundamental principles of evolution are about on par with holocaust denial. I wouldn't give David Duke tenure either.

[BlueYonder]

I saw the link to the Discovery Institute, so there was no need.

Do you think this deeply on every subject? /sarc

[GodGunsGuts]

You will partially be to blame for what happens when the pendulum of science swings back (hard) in the other direction.