Is atheism a scientific perspective?

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And I don't think that you can just dismiss the arguments that ID proponents make by asserting that it is a conspiracy theory set up by the religious to corrupt science. That would be like me claiming that Darwin devised his theory because he was mad at God and wanted to instill a natural worldview into society. When you actually read the ID literature (instead of reading about ID from a biased website, which I presume you did), you will see a clear outline of the theory.

Okay, so I was skimming this thread with the intent of adding some thoughts, but this really irritated me: why would you "presume" the source someone else had was biased? Aside from the fact that you disagree with what was said, what basis do you have for that presumption? Is disagreeing with something reason enough for you to declare bias? Or can we agree that it's simply a thought-stopper you threw out because you didn't have the wherewithal to address the issue?