That said, I keep hearing about how evolutionary scientists have repeatedly debunked the creationist claims, yet I never actually see any evidence of this. Is there any good information out there for this?
I've heard the same seemingly authoritative statements about debunking. A quick Google pulls up alot of material, some of which I linked in my article. There is an excellent New Yorker article that seems to want to blow ID out of the water. But even that article is long on attitude and the most convincing argument is a confusing recalculation of ID's already confusing statistical calculations. Nothing I've seen really seems to definitively nail the coffin of ID shut.
Ultimately ID (like evolution as a doctrine) is multi-faceted, based on a predefined philosophical conclusion and has no problem with modification when confronted with contradictory evidence. As such, ID may be impossible to to ever completely debunk or defend, especially considering the immense complexity of its subject matter and the intense, irrational passions driving the debate.
That's why I think we on the Left shouldn't focus on it, at least at the national level. It's an unwinnable argument and we lose too many voters trying.
Full disclosure, I'm a Presbyterian, have no biology background and have no idea how God created the earth.
