Followup to my post about ID

Previouly, I ranted about intelligent design vs evolution. Now I find the belief of ID interfering with the theory of the Big Bang. To wit: I found this via Fark.com, who found this via Cosmic Variance (who found this via Atrios).

I think the level of debate in this country really must be raised. It's difficult enough for scientists to agree on anything. Imagine how much of a ... holy war ... would be engendered if NASA decided to represent just one particular religious viewpoint? What? You mean NASA doesn't believe the cosmos is held up by a giant turtle? Scandalous!

It doesn't matter, religiously speaking, that scientists believe there was a "Big Bang". Who is to say it wasn't part of the creator's "big design"? No one can know, so the point is moot. Since the existence of the creator is unprovable, (though some may say the big bang is unprovable, but they're only just being ignorant), I would posit that the creator is also unobservable. As she should be.

Yes, the Big Bang is "just" a theory, as are most non-trivial scientific "statements of fact". Look it up. Wikipedia says it well, though:

In scientific usage, a theory does not mean an unsubstantiated guess or hunch, as it often does in other contexts.

Perhaps the government political flack should have researched the meaning of the word before he opened his mouth and revealed to all his true level of foolishness. But, I'm sure he fits right in with the perspicacity of the current administration.