The bottom line is that while most "pop pseudoscience books" end up in the trash bin of history, some have played an important role in the development of science itself.

If it turns out that The Design Matrix is in the minority that play an important role, rather than the majority that end up in the trash bin, that will certainly constitute a great contribution on your part, even if few recognize or remember it.

I guess it all depends on what you expect out of life. For example, Chambers' book has been assigned to the dustbin of history, yet it did more to influence/shape science than anything anyone on the blogsophere has done.

I wanted to argue against this one. I really did.

But it sounds too reasonable.

In a way, I feel sorry for Behe's work ending "…up in the trash bin of history".