Though I’m sure nobody missed the Intelligent Design “Special Report” on Hannity & Colmes last night, there was a telling exchange between Alan Colmes and one of the purported founders of ID, Michael Behe. Since the basis of ID involves the concept of certain features of the universe being crafted by a designer, one is inevitably pressed to wonder what exactly that might be:

Possible candidates for the role of designer include: the God of Christianity; an angel–fallen or not; Plato’s demi-urge; some mystical new age force; space aliens from Alpha Centauri; time travelers; or some utterly unknown intelligent being. (Michael Behe, “The Modern Intelligent Design Hypothesis,” Philosophia Christi, Series 2, Vol. 3, No. 1 (2001), pg. 165)

And indeed, in response to Colmes’ “if not God, who?” question, Behe said “space aliens or time travelers” on live national television, without flinching.

Space aliens? Where have we heard about space aliens mucking around in religion before..?

Full post on the basics of ID to follow. In the meantime, there’s always Unintelligent Design to consider teaching in schools.