But Darwinism is not synonymous with evolution as an educated person would know.
Further, a "pretty well-read" person would understand that ID is not necessarily opposed to evolution including aspects of evolution to which Biblical literalists object such as common descent.
Now since you are such a "pretty well-read" person why don't you think ID is science?
Are trying to say that people worship the man?
That is not true, and to say so is to insult many, many people.
If that is what you are saying, you are saying that he was the Al Gore of his age. He was not.