Personally, I have never

Personally, I have never understood what all the fuss is about. Why can’t naturalistic scientists be left alone to do naturalistic science? I find it hardly surprising that they get upset by the interference of people (even if some of them are reputable scientists) who believe that supernatural causation must somehow be part of the process. Science is by definition a naturalistic procedure. It’s like arguing with a mechanic that my car doesn’t start because gremlins have got into it.

I can see that there is a common perception that naturalistic science precludes faith, but I’m not sure that the answer is to attack scientific methodology - this is an issue of culture not of science. In my view the attempt to ascribe biological structures to intelligent design is misguided - indeed, I would argue that the theological motivation for the intelligent design argument is fundamentally misconceived. It makes much more sense to see these are parallel or analogous types of discourse rather than as interlocking or interdependent explanatory narratives.