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==Cdesign Proponentsists==

==Cdesign Proponentsists==

The term "'''cdesign proponentsists'''" came into vogue during and after the [[Kitzmiller vs. Dover Area School District]] trial in [[Pennsylvania]] over the legitimacy of intelligent design as a science. A crucial piece of the defense (Pro-intelligent design) was a book called [[Of Pandas and People]], a science textbook for middle and high school children. During the trial, previous drafts of the manuscript were subpoenaed for review by lawyers representing the plaintiffs. It was discovered that drafts written before 1987 used the words "creationist", "creationism", etc, while drafts written since 1987 used the words "intelligent design", "design proponents", etc. The first draft of the manuscript to include this change was written after the Edwards vs. Aguillard case, when the [[Supreme Court]] ruled that the teaching of creationism in public schools was unconstitutional.  

The term "'''cdesign proponentsists'''" came into vogue during and after the trial. A crucial piece of the defense (Pro-intelligent design) was a book called [[Of Pandas and People]], a science textbook for middle and high school children. During the trial, previous drafts of the manuscript were subpoenaed for review by lawyers representing the plaintiffs. It was discovered that drafts written before 1987 used the words "creationist", "creationism", etc, while drafts written since 1987 used the words "intelligent design", "design proponents", etc. The first draft of the manuscript to include this change was written after the Edwards vs. Aguillard case, when the [[Supreme Court]] ruled that the teaching of creationism in public schools was unconstitutional.  

In one instance, the word "creationists" had been incompletely replaced with "design proponents", producing "cdesign proponentsists". The NCSE, representing the plaintiffs, used this to demonstrate that intelligent design was creationism under a new name, and joked that cdesign proponentsists were the "missing link" between the two. <ref>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3416_id.html Nova transcript, "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial", PBS.org]</ref>

In one instance, the word "creationists" had been incompletely replaced with "design proponents", producing "cdesign proponentsists". The NCSE, representing the plaintiffs, used this to demonstrate that intelligent design was creationism under a new name, and joked that cdesign proponentsists were the "missing link" between the two. <ref>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3416_id.html Nova transcript, "Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial", PBS.org]</ref>