1. Intelligent Design and our school system
Austin Stonecash

2. What is Intelligent Design?
Theory of Intelligent Designer
Opposes the Theory of Evolution
Discovery Institute

3. Major Proponents “Irreducible Complexity” “Specified Complexity”
Michael Behe
William Dembski
“Irreducible Complexity”
“Specified Complexity”

4. Irreducibly Complex
Systems that are too complex to have evolved from simpler systems
Ex. Bacteria Flagellum

5. Specified Complexity Used as a reliable marker
Used to identify things that can be described as irreducibly complex

7. Its place in science? Widely unaccepted Religious motives
NCSE
Religious motives
Political motives

8. Politics and Science Clash
Kitzmiller vs. Dover School District trial

9. Separation of Church and State
Our Constitution
Religious motives aren’t allowed
Public schools

10. The Wedge Document Written by Discovery Institute
Goals for United States
Political and Religious

11. Of Pandas and People ID biology textbook Gets ID into the classroom
Was denied by Court

12. What was the Verdict? ID is a religiously affiliated theory
Denied from Dover Schools
Judge John E. Jones

13. Conclusion Religion motives from the authors
Theory has very little support
Evidence contrary to theory
Should be kept from our school system

14. Any Questions?

15. Works Cited:
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