I know that everyday I end up with more questions than answers…especially good answers.  This is another one of those days.

Why are those on the secular left so fearful of an intelligent debate on the merits of the concepts of Intelligent Design and of Evolution?  Any time anyone suggests that our children be taught that there are different opinions regarding evolution, secularists scoff, minimize, and belittle…not only the idea but the person suggesting it. 

Are they really so sure of their theory (even though by definition we can never be sure of a theory)? 

Is this some kind of defense mechanism geared to protect the secularist from having to face his or her own issues around spirituality?  In my field that might be called a reaction formation. 

Or is this just a strategy developed by the left to quash any remnant of religion in our schools (or worse, our nation)?

None of the potential answers is a good one. 

Certainty about what we cannot be certain is ignorant. 

Avoidance of a part of us is psychologically destructive to ourselves. 

And censorship of information to control the thoughts of others is reprehensible. 

Once again, no real answers, at least no good answers…just bad ones.