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Casey Luskin of the Discovery Institute has described Professor John Wise's response to Anika Smith as "nothing more than a string of misdirected or misinformed ad hominem attacks" (http://www.evolutionnews.org/2007/04/argumentum_ad_baseless_demoniz.html). Mr. Luskin concludes that Dr. Wise's response to Ms. Smith "reveals more about the state of this debate than anything else written in this exchange."

Dr. Wise responded to Ms. Smith in the way that a scientist should respond to a propagandist who is peddling pseudo-science. Ms. Smith and other proponents of intelligent design have NEVER presented ID in the form of a scientific hypothesis, so there is nothing to debate. The IDists are peddling anti-scientific trash and they know it.

IDists claim that ID is a scientific theory (a verified scientific hypothesis) even though the proponents of ID have never presented ID in the form of a scientific hypothesis. Their claim that ID is a scientific theory is an outright lie and they know it, but they repeat that lie over and over and over. Scientists get tired of being slammed with that lie and then they rightly question the integrity of the people who are propagating that lie.

ID is a fraud. The best way to expose that fraud is to challenge the proponents of ID to present ID in the form of a scientific hypothesis. So put up or shut up Ms. Smith, and Mr. Luskin. State ID in the form of a scientific hypothesis or stop yammering at scientists, who have better things to do than listen to your tripe.