I Teach ID:

I thought I'd mention since I've been so critical of intelligent design on this blog, that I regularly teach it as a part of my introduction to philosophy classes. I do it as an extension of the unit on the philosophy of religion, and in particular of the discussion on the design argument for God's existence. I present it as a scientific version of a design argument. We discuss (1) the differences between Paley's version of the design argument and Behe's version of intelligent design theory and (2) criticisms of intelligent design theory (e.g. not a science, neo-creationism). I'm not sure if teaching intelligent design theory as an extension of a discussion of the design argument for God's existence would please an IDer, but I think philosophy is the appropriate discipline to teach the intelligent design controversy.

Design arguments have a long history in philosophy, they go all the way back to Plato. Then, of course, there are the design arguments for God's existence.

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