I agree, long ago I mentioned that Creationism should not be taught in science class. There's a huge difference between teaching religion from sacred texts, and teaching Intelligent Design as a possible alternative to strict Darwinism.

If you had read the thread, you would know that intelligent design does not even challenge the idea of evolution. It simply seeks to explain that evolution does not have any explanation for the actual origin of life.

which reminds me, nobody gave me an answer on my seashells analogy.

If you found 20 seashells arranged in a square on a beach, would you assume that they were arranged there randomly? Or would you assume that a person came and arranged them?

How about if you saw 100 more squares, each made of 20 shells?

Please answer...