LOL. And don't forget scientific journals.
The supporters of ID are often accredited, productive scientists and the only reason they are attacked is because of the religious view of their attackers that all can be explained by random-mutations and natural selection.
People are allowed to believe whatever they want. ID believers get their papers published when they are doing science.
It is, however, not popular in science to say that because we don't understand everything, the things we dont understand were cause by an unknown agent at an unknown time for unknown reasons using unknown methods and processes.
Generally speaking, an explanation requires the observation of a process or the assertion of a cause and effect relationship.
ID asserts that some hypothetical intelligence modifies the genome to produce new complex structures. Aside from the fact that "intelligent mutation" is directly contradicted by observation of mutations in evolving bacteria, we have the slight problem of understanding, in principle, how a genome knows how to anticipate need.
How, for example, does a genome know that a breeder wants googly eyes on a carp, and that googly eyed carp will be allowed to have more offspring? How does the information about changes in selection criteria get passed down to the genome?
because of the religious view of their attackers that all can be explained by random-mutations and natural selection.Post #120, Darwiniacs are disciples. Tick it off.
You conveniently ignore the empirical basis for ToE, the fact that it encompasses more than those two mechanisms, and the cast-iron certainty that a theory, any theory, which offers a better explanatory and predictive power over the accumulated and yet to be discovered evidence would be embraced. Not in an instant, like some mystical revelation, nor grudgingly over decades or centuries, but it would be embraced.
Why not give it to the world? Kudos, riches and fame beyond eternity. Or if these are mere trifles to you, the priceless satisfaction of the betterment of humanity. It mystifies me why nobody has yet done so.