  :Ben wrote: If ID is a wacky, crazy, ridiculous belief held by a tiny minority of lunatics and fanatics—as its critics charge—then why doesn’t it receive the sort of treatment that other wacky beliefs receive?  :My reply: The short answer is that advocates of Intelligent Design are currently enjoying some success infiltrating public school cirricula, particularly in red states.  Some parents in those areas are likely to consult Wikipedia for information before voting for school board members or otherwise participating in school policy decisions.  The team which is critical of ID seems to be loading this purportedly encyclopedic summary down with barrage jamming to influence public policy.     