design is so utterly mistaken that there’s no debate worth having—the only appropriate action is to destroy it! As a consequence, they engage in all forms of character assassination, ad hominem attacks, guilt by association, and demonization. My (Bill’s) favorite example is Marshal Berman’s article in the American Biology Teacher (December 2003) titled “Intelligent Design Creationism: A Threat to Society—Not Just Biology.” It starts with the famous quote from Edmund Burke: “The only thing necessary