“Intelligent design really started as creationism. This is common knowledge. But until now people haven’t really asked what the intermediate steps were between the two. We all know that intelligent design didn’t merely appear out of no where. So far the missing links have been elusive, but recent study has found some promising examples of intermediate theories. We are also starting to understand the evolutionary forces at work in that morphed the concept of creationism into intelligent design.”

These words came from an emphatic Richard Dawkins earlier today. Scientists feel they may be on the verge to uncovering the “missing link” that connects creationism to intelligent design. Many scientests believe that understanding the mechanics of such forces will allow them to better understand the religious mindset as a whole.

When asked for a response Pastor Lewis B. Confabulario of the Intelligent Design Institue for Faith Based Science had this to say:

“The theory of intelligent design in no way evolved because of modern day pressures to offer a better faith based explanatation for creationism. The theory of intelligent design was guided by the hand of God. The implication that it evolved from the base and primitive theory of creationism is an affront to all we stand for.”

The debate is just now starting on how this issue should be taught to our children in schools. Is the theory of intelligent design itself guided by the hand of God? Or is it merely a meme that has evolved due to modern day pressures having it’s origin in the simple, primitive world of creationism.

Pastor Confabulario’s closing comment:

“It would take a leap of faith for me to believe that meme’s can evolve without God’s guiding hand. And that certainly includes the theory of intelligent design.”

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