Interstellar Unwittingly Argues that Permitting Design Inferences Is Necessary to Good Science

Well, I finally got around to seeing Interstellar, the movie about how humanity evacuates Earth to escape a deadly blight on the land and in particular on food crops. An email correspondent wrote to us here, asking if the film says or implies anything relevant to intelligent design. I think it does -- but not intentionally.

I known, I know, it's only a movie. If you've seen it then I hope that the following will make perfect sense to you. If you haven't seen it, I hope I don't spoil it for yo...