As President Bush is advocating, should “Intelligent Design” be part of a public school curriculum?

Sherry Irish, 61, Sebago

“Yes. Anytime you can inform people, it only allows them to make better decisions. The more information you have the better.”

Sarah Sprague, 27, Gorham

“I think it would be good because it would give kids another perspective. But I also can see where the problem would come in with the general population not agreeing with that.”

Bob Baucek, 77, Buxton

“No, not really. People can make up their own minds. Government shouldn’t be forcing religion down people’s throats. Actually, it’s something no one knows the answer to.”

Dan Allen, 21, Limington

“I definitely believe it should be part of the curriculum. I’d go a step further, though. Scientific evidence defends young earth creationism more than it does evolution. Evolution is full of holes, but people want to believe it so they don’t have to be responsible to a God.”

Kim Hall, 42, Salvation Army’s Camp Sebago nurse/Livermore

“I have a real hard time believing in evolution. God created man directly. More religion should be taught in public schools because there are just so many non-believers out there and reading the Bible is a good place to start. They should offer a class in religion and Christianity and let the students and parents decide.”

Eric Duntley, 36, Scarborough

“Honestly, I believe it should be discussed. I believe it should be talked about. The idea of expressing different ideas and researching different views on any given topic is a good idea. I think our president is showing some open-mindedness on that.”