Wil's Rant

A federal judge in the U.S. has ruled that intelligent design can't be taught as part of science class. Can you give me an Amen? I have no problem with going over the tenets of all the major belief systems regarding religion in school. My problem is when the school includes that as part of science class. By definition science is the study or collection of data on a subject that is repeatable and verifiable. To date, none of the major religions satisfies those criteria. That doesn't mean they are not true or real, just that they can't be regarded as scientifically verifiable. Therefore, for the time being, the subject doesn't belong in science class. What's the hard part about that?