Boom’s babbling

I was reading, today, about how ID “scientists”, to use the term loosely, are finding a variety of reasons to explain why they have not published any papers or research using ID as a working theory.  They claim that have “secret work which will be published soon” or that “they are unwilling to put time into such work as they are afraid the grants will be withdrawn”. They have been offered grants from the Templeton Foundation, who “In pursuing research at the boundary between science and religion, the Foundation seeks to unite credible and rigorous science with the exploration of humanity’s basic spiritual and religious quests.” [from the templeton.org website].

I was reminded of the line from Ghostbusters, when the leads have been ejected from their jobs on campus, Ray Stantz says “Personally, I liked the university. They gave us money and facilities, we didn’t have to produce anything! You’ve never been out of college! You don’t know what it’s like out there! I’ve *worked* in the private sector. They expect *results*. ”

I realized that the ID snake oil salesmen have found the perfect niche.  They don’t have to actually produce any scientific work.  They can dump out their pop science books aimed at the ignorati, lecture, etc., without having to actually accomplish anything.  Their followers don’t have a clue about science, in the first place, so they don’t have a clue about how research actually occurs; if, like Michael Behe, they actually admit, under oath, that there is no more scientific merit to their fluff than to horoscopes and atsrology, their followers will ignore it and blame the evil atheistic, activist judge (who they were, of course, praising at the onset opf the trial).

No work, no worries.  Much cushier than actually accomplishing anything.