Nuggin writes:
The public is too stupid and too lazy to sort out fact from fiction.
Not lazy and stupid so much as simply following their emotions. It just feels better to believe that there's Someone In Charge Out There.
I doubt that most folks spend a lot of time thinking about ID per se. Likewise, they probably don't spend a lot of time concerning themselves with theological issues. "Christian" is just a default position, at least in America it seems. It's the path of least resistance.
Given the choice between living in an unpurposed universe, vast and absolutely indifferent. and living in a special world made just for human beings, watched over by Someone Who Has a Special Plan For Your Life, I wager that choice number two will come out way ahead every time.