Quote Originally Posted by Aenlic
You've hit on the difference between the two, really.

Evolution does not preclude some "intelligent designer" guiding it. It doesn't support it either. Evolution is neutral on the subject of a Supreme Being; but the concept of "intelligent design" is intended to directly contradict evolution, because evolution does contradict some other beliefs beside the belief in a Supreme Being. Beliefs such as the celebrated Archbishop of Canterbury who "figured" out the beginning of the world using the Bible to be something like 4900 BC. Evolution does contradict that kind of nonsense. Evolution contradicts literal interpretations, such as Eve being created from a rib of Adam, or the story of Noah's Ark and other things. Those who cling to such literal stories, like the Evangelical Christians, need "intelligent design" as an argument against evolution because of that.

The real intent, when you get right down to it, is that the religious people want to preserve their hold on the pliant minds of their children, thus preserving their early indoctrination into their religion. They don't want things taught to their children which might contradict their religious indoctrination and cause questioning of "the faith" - whatever that faith might be.
Im not talking about theology nor theory of Evolution by Charles Darwin or Bible.Because those are all just texts written by man.Im talking about the fact that it has been proved that evolution happens in Nature but it hasnt been proved that there cant be a God.