The University of Kansas is offering a course on the so-called “Intelligent Design Theory” but not exactly in the way the proponents of the belief might prefer:

Creationism and intelligent design are going to be studied at the University of Kansas, but not in the way advocated by opponents of the theory of evolution.

A course being offered next semester by the university religious studies department is titled “Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism and other Religious Mythologies.”

“The KU faculty has had enough,” said Paul Mirecki, department chairman.

“Creationism is mythology,” Mirecki said. “Intelligent design is mythology. It’s not science. They try to make it sound like science. It clearly is not.”

I repeat yet again (redundancy intended, because that seems to be the only thing that reaches those whose beliefs triumph all reason), science and religion do not conflict.

Science is the how.

Religion is the why.

If you cannot see the difference and insist upon imposing your religious beliefs upon everyone, how can you truly say you have faith in the truth of your beliefs?

If your beliefs are the truth, they should stand on their own, immune to any challenge without the need to impose them upon others.

If your beliefs are so weak as to require imposition upon others, are they really the truth you claim them to be?

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Submitted to the latest Outside the Beltway traffic jam.

For those who read weblogs for more than an echo chamber of their own opinions, I have always recommended The Moderate Voice, set up by Joe Gandelman, and I offered that recommendation long before I was asked to post there.

Unfortunately, Joe has suffered the theft of his laptop computer, which is a severe blow to him for two reasons:

1) He travels a lot due to his career as a professional ventriloquist, so a laptop is a necessity for him to maintain The Moderate Voice.

2) His career as a professional ventriloquist is not as lucrative as many other jobs are, so this loss is a particularly large blow to him financially.

A large number of people appreciate Joe’s round-ups of various opinions in blogworld on the topics of the day, so it seems that giving a wee bit back wouldn’t be asking too much.

Joe has two “tip jars” in his left-hand column. One through PayPal (email address is info@familyentertainer.com with payment for “The Moderate Voice Tip Jar”) and another through Amazon. Please hit the one of your choice and contribute to the replacement of his stolen laptop.

Scott Adams (yes, that Scott Adams) at The Dilbert Blog dissects blogging “debate” based upon the results of his invitation to the readers of his blog to tell him why he is stupid.

I should have expected it, but Adams’ blog has quickly turned into one of the most amusing things I encounter on any given day.