Kansas Hearings Start

''I expect that our side is going to focus on the science pretty rigorously,'' said John West, senior fellow at the Seattle-based Discovery Institute, which supports intelligent design research. ''I hope the media doesn't just cover the antics but what's actually said.''
But many scientists and some science groups are hoping people don't consider the hearings a debate over science. Critics of intelligent design view it as creationism and argue the hearings are rigged against evolution.
A coalition of science and education groups plans to set up a booth inside the building but aren't planning on calling any witnesses -- or debating the science supporting evolution.
''By the end of Thursday, the media will be totally bored with hearing the ID people get up and spout their drivel all day,'' said Harry McDonald, president of Kansas Citizens for Science. ''The whole purpose of these hearings was to create the facade that science debates ID, and we're not going to debate it.''
West said there'll be no discussion during the hearings about intelligent design, only evolution. ------------------------------­----------------------------
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