Why do I have the feeling that we are only a post or two from a mention of a lake of fire? That does tend to be the outcome of a lot of discussions, despite the fact that I am often assured that ID has nothing to do with religion.
I’m sure that nobody but the DI people know how they felt about any of this. What they’ve said doesn’t square with the facts, so all we can really know is that the DI’s own account of its feelings is unreliable. No shocker there; that’s why they’re called the Dishonesty Institute. So what did they actually think, and what were they trying to do? One is better off judging motive from actions than from the statements of someone known to be untrustworthy.