As a creationist,I don't see the problem with introducing a new possibility of origins in certain classrooms. Perhaps private schools would be appropriate. But since we have no evidence abiogenesis or spontaneous generation actually taking place in a lab, why not keep minds open?
I was going through a 2003 modern biology textbook and found that the topic of origins was indeed included in the book. For this reason I believe it's because the topic of origins is what soundly founds the TOE, even though the origins topic was extremely vague and loaded with hypothetical assumtions, and not hard fact.
I Can see a possibility with ID theory becoming fuel for creationists but, it's certainly not limited to Christain beliefs, and I'd even venture to say agnostics as well.
As far as evidence for a theoretical creator and ID threory, I'd say: the "big bang theory" is a good start. I basically understand that it points to a definite beginning of the universe and all within, (space, time, matter).
So it's logically possible that before the instance of Space, time, and matter as we know it, that the universe was created. It's possible that an intelligent designer did this and I believe evident by all of the informed laws that govern the universe. I believe that these laws were instantaneous as with space, time, and matter, all at once at the very instance of the theoretical big bang which implies to me that the laws were likely designed before the universe.
All I am saying is that any open minded person can see that ID is indeed a viable possibility and that it should and can be investigated scientifically. I do not think TOE negates the possibility of a creator at all.
-RDH
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