Mr. Buttars proved only that he slept through every science class after the second grade. If he relies only on this logic, one wonders why the mere existence of ligers and mules hasn't changed his mind about evolution.

I hope that Utah educators will resist bringing intelligent design (“divine design”) to our schools. American secondary schools already provide a poor science education compared to that provided by other developed countries. Don't make matters worse. Spare us a return to the Dark Ages.

As for Mr. Buttars and Gayle Ruzicka, please keep in mind the simple maxim that science explains how we got here; religion, at best, attempts to answer why. Let's teach science in our classrooms, not watered-down creationism.

Ken Roach

Salt Lake City