Do we really care about our origins, or do we just want so badly to defeat the other side?

Joe, I certainly don't care about our origins. It's one of those currently unknowable things that I don't have time to worry about. What I care about is generation after generation of little Americans being taught that it is good and honorable to believe that the Bible is the literal truth and that science is another form of religion. I think it encourages people to believe other things that aren't possible, such as most of the stuff Republicans say.

I think that those "Christians" who are forcing religion into the classrooms by taking over school boards, dictating what gets taught in science classrooms, and rewriting history and science textbooks to reflect their religious beliefs are engaged in a well-organized and well-funded attempt to overthrow the Constitution of the United States. Make no mistake that ID was created and exists only to do that. We see the results in someone like Pete, who is a basically good person who wants to treat others with kindness, but has been sold a pack of lies and firmly believes that his ignorance is a virtue.

That's why I enter into these discussions.