It would be an understatement to say that the realms of faith and reason rarely come into conflict. Since the dawn of scientific research, these two spheres of thought have been locked in a fierce battle, easing only as religion gradually modernized to accommodate new understandings of the universe. But, as is the nature of any age-old debate, the fires that fuel this conflict have been stoked again, this time with the controversy surrounding the teaching of Intelligent Design in public schools. Proponents of this alternative “theory” of the origins of life claim to have been silenced by the Darwinian establishment and advocate the integration of their ideas into the classroom through such means as textbook disclaimers or expressions of doubt about the legitimacy of evolution . However, this problem is not the suppression of scientific innovation as ID proponents claim, but only the rejection of an inherently religious pseudoscientific idea with no concrete evidence to examine. It's not about teaching controversy, it's about teaching facts. What exactly is intelligent design? Anyone with a cable television subscription is probably aware of the role this topic plays in the current political climate. With the recent resurgence of religious fundamentalism and the ever-present conflict between faith and reason, it is no wonder that an idea so appealing to those on the religious right receives so much attention and so much support for implementation in schools public. But what are the arguments in support of this alternative “theory” and what makes Darwinists so irritating? Are our nation's students not understanding the whole truth? Biologists like Richard Daw... center of paper...."Neither intelligent nor designed." Skeptical Inquirer.01 November 2003. 45. eLibrary. ProQuest LLC. GULF-COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE.October 05, 2009. .Peters, Shawn F. "40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS: DARWIN, INTELLIGENT DESIGN, GOD, OXYCONTIN AND OTHER ODDITIES ON TRIAL IN PENNSYLVANIA/THE BLACK BOX OF THE PANDA: THE OPENING OF SMART DESIGN CONTROVERSY/TROJAN HORSE OF CREATIONISM: THE WEDGE OF INTELLIGENT DESIGN.." Journal of Law & Religion24.2 (2008): 703-712. Academic research completed. EBSCO. Network. October 28, 2009.Peterson, Dan. “The Little Engine That Could… Undo Darwinism.” American Spectator.01 June 2005. 34. eLibrary. ProQuest LLC. GULF-COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE.October 05, 2009. "THE TROJAN HORSE OF INTELLIGENT DESIGN CREATIONISM." Church and State 58.2 (2005): 9-11. Academic research completed. EBSCO. Network. October 29. 2009.