The truth of the matter is that there really are more than just two theories regarding the nature/creation of the universe. Within both the "pure" evolution and ID camps, subgroups are divided over many issues. This does not even take into account the many groups who believe in some sort of melding of the two theories or even something completely different. In fact, there are so many misconceptions about BOTH theories that it would be worthwhile to have ideas presented from both sides in an educational setting. As Azoryn stated, many evolutionists are anything but atheistic in nature. However, to go along with that, there are a lot of people who take the notion of ID seriously that are not Christian nor proponents of any other western religion. The term "a higher power" does not always refer to the western notion of a personal god.