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Judge John Jones announced his verdict yesterday on the Dover, Pennsylvania trial and rejected the "teaching" of intelligent design as a scientific alternative to evolution. Millions of people with strong faith are easily able to incorporate evolutionary theory with their spiritual beliefs - why some cannot, is difficult to understand. Intelligent design squashes scientific curiosity and research - why bother to look for answers if we just say "Oh, that's so complex, must be intelligent design". There was a good article a couple of weeks ago in "The New Yorker" that presented the case very well and discussed the legal as opposed to the emotional issues that were involved. Now it we could only get Judge Jones to come to Kansas! (BTW, Judge Jones was appointed by "W".)