Guardian readers have given the lie to any idea that Intelligent Design is an irrelevant sideshow in the origins debate. Following an article by Dr Alastair Noble stating that ID should not be excluded from the study of origins there have been a flood of over 1500 reader responses making it the most commented on item in the newspaper. The item in 2nd place has almost 1000 less comments and others engender even less interest.

Even though climate change, the Copenhagen Conference, Obama's extended commitment to the Afghan war and many other major issues are currently making news it is Intelligent Design that provokes a massive public response. Some might even describe the reaction as hysterical. According to many respondents, Dr Alastair Noble who has a PhD in Chemistry and is a former science teacher and schools inspector, is ignorant about both science and education and his article is identified as imbecilic, pathetic and the poorest ever to grace the pages of the Guardian. Hardly worthy of all that response then especially with so many important things happening in the world.