Via Andrew Sullivan’s blog…  From the National Review’s blog, ring wing crank John Derbyshire actually gets a few things right about Intelligent Design proponents…

I’ve said before here, and repeated as politely as I could in panel discussions with creationists: they’re not just wrong, they’re shifty. In my opinion, they wandered off the straight and narrow when they started pushing this "intelligent design" stuff. My advice to them — frequently offered but, for reasons that are baffling to me, never taken up — is to drop the i-d b-s and go back to good old Biblical creationism. At least that’s an honest point of view founded in Scripture. I understand why the move to i-d was made: to try to get out from under current church-state jurisprudence (not all of which I agree with). However, the constant strain of keeping a straight face while insisting that theirs is not — no way! absolutely not!! — a religious campaign, and talking about the mysterious-but-definitely-not-supernatural "Designer," has corrupted them irredeemably.

No.  What corrupted them irredeemably was idolatry.  These people worship the bible, not God.  And it’s forced them to turn away from everything God actually created, and treat Gods own handwriting in the matter that makes up the water in the sea, the sand on the shore, and the beautiful whirls and colors of sea shells as evil, whenever it contradicts what the idol says.  The first thing you give up when you turn away from the world as it really is, is your integrity.  After that, comes you honor, your self respect, and eventually everything you could have been.  Yes they’re shifty.  That’s what you become when you turn away from the world.  That’s what you have to become.

When the bird and the bird book disagree, believe the bird.  When reality slaps you upside the head, say "thank you".  Don’t tuck your tail between your legs and run away toward the comforting embrace of an idol, because you’ll never stop running until there is nothing left of you but the idol.  The empty, soulless idol.