my argument would be that science is used as a tool for atheist's to hide behind
No, your argument is that you want scientists to spend their time chasing fairies.
I have to ask. What gives you and the ID camp the right to try and dictate what avenues scienctists should be pursuing? The way I see it, the Idists aren't short of a buck or two. Maybe they should spend more of their resources doing their own work. People like you demand that scientists drop everything so they can entertain your ideas.
Bottom line. If ID wants to be seen as science, they better start doing some.