Originally Posted by Robert Ingersoll

I don't know of any scientist claiming the debate is "over." In fact, all of them seem to know that a lot of work remains to be done. It's harder than simply saying "god did it," which is what the lazier among us seem to be proposing. It's as if they are saying, "scientists, the answer is already known, god did it, case closed." It's the numb-skull IDers who are calling the debate over. Scientists simply dismiss ID because of its gross absurdity. If you mean that the debate over ID is over, yes, it is, in the minds of thinking, rational people.