Look at the following abstract of a paper posted today at astro-ph:
Message in the Sky
S. Hsu, A. Zee
To appear in Mod.Phys.Lett.A
http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/physics/0510102ABSTRACT: We argue that the cosmic microwave background (CMB) provides a stupendous opportunity for the Creator of our universe (assuming one exists) to have sent a message to its occupants, using known physics. Our work does not support the Intelligent Design movement in any way whatsoever, but asks, and attempts to answer, the entirely scientific question of what the medium and message might be IF there was actually a message. The medium for the message is unique. We elaborate on this observation, noting that it requires only careful adjustment of the fundamental Lagrangian, but no direct intervention in the subsequent evolution of the universe.
There was a small flurry of interest when the first submitted version of the paper was posted some months ago. You can download the paper and previous versions at the link above. Note especially how the statement about ID was inserted in the latest version. The abstract to version 1 reads:
ABSTRACT: We argue that the cosmic microwave background (CMB) provides a stupendous opportunity for the Creator of our universe (assuming one exists) to have sent a message to its occupants, using known physics. The medium for the message is unique. We elaborate on this observation, noting that it requires only careful adjustment of the fundamental Lagrangian, but no direct intervention in the subsequent evolution of the universe.
No doubt, the referee and possibly journal editor required that that statement be inserted before the paper was accepted for publication in Modern Physics Letters A. Despite the denial (methinks they protest too much), this study is indeed a form of ID research and shows how ID questions can be asked in a way that leads to further research. Despite the authors’ denial (and even more so because of it), this IS a peer-reviewed pro-ID paper.
LESSON TO ALL ID RESEARCHERS: To get an ID paper published, explicitly deny that it is an ID paper. In fact, you might want to go one further and suggest that it actually disproves ID (the latter maneuver should hasten acceptance of the paper). Always keep in mind the example of Al Capone. Feds: “Are you the head of organized crime in Chicago?” Capone: “Who, me? All I’m trying to do is help people have a good time.” And don’t forget Bill and Monica — “There IS no relationship.” (Oh, how fraught with ambiguity is the verb to be.)