Eric Cornell has an essay in the back of the latest TIME magazine (
link) that has a nice summation at the end that I've quoted a few times this week:
Stick with the plainest truth: science says nothing about intelligent design, and intelligent design brings nothing to science, and should be taught in theology, not science classes.
That sums it well for me. It defines and resolves the issue in a couple of sentences (as much as an issue like this can be, I suppose).
I think the essay draws an acceptable distinction between the pursuits of science and the pursuit of theology, both very worthy pursuits, in my opinion. I recommend you follow the link above and read the entire essay (not long at all).
BTW, Eric Cornell won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2001. The essay I refer to is an adaption from a speech he gave for his induction into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.