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"Anything that is deemed "scientific" by nature must be held as falsifiable
(http://www.answers.com/topic/falsifiability or
 http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/evolphil/falsify.html).  This isn't to  say
that it is false, but that it is not beyond correction if a
correction were to be discovered."

...and also, perhaps more importantly, that an empirical "situation," the
result of experiment, or other scientific discovery can be defined that
would indeed falsify the theory in question (regardless if the
situation/experiment/discovery exists at this time.) And that this new
information which would render the existing theory false would account for
all aspects in which the theory relates (interdisciplinary connections
included.) This falsifying scenario can be envisioned and defined for the
theory of evolution by natural selection and if science should come upon
"it", the theory of evolution would indeed be discarded. Such a scenario,
however, cannot be definied empirically for the allegedly scientific claim
that an intelligent designer is responsible for all life, all complexity and
order, as we have known it in the past, as we understand it in the present,
and so on.

Intelligent Design, more so than creationism, is claiming to be based on
science (not referring to God, the bible, or any aspect of religion, in its
official documents) and for that reason, the matter of religion should not
be a concern to those deciding whether it should effect how biology is
exhibited and taught. The only question should be "is it science?" and if
not, it should be discarded. It has been shown, as it currently stands, that
it is NOT science. The same goes for evolution - we know the answer is YES
to the question of whether or not evolution is a science and therefore, it
should be included in our science. Nothing else should matter and those
institutions and individuals who refuse to teach evolution or work to censor
it, should, in my opinion, be stripped of their status as a science
educational institute, a science educator, or a scientist.

Best,
Amanda

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