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The problem is that the people behind the supposed "Intelligent Design" movement are largely fundamentalist wackjobs in sheep's clothing (which isn't too hard for them to find since they're always being told to be sheep anyway!) They aren't looking for a serious debate, or as you suggest a dualistic way of seeing things, they purely want to get "Creationism" taught in public schools as if it were science (which it isn't) as opposed to philosophy (which it is).
I'm with you that far too many scientists are reactionary to the other extreme, but it's the covert agenda of the "Intelligent Design" movement that brings that about.
Personally, I believe in an Abraxian higher power who doesn't necessarily have a lot of time for the little ants on this planet who are just learning to dodge the magnifying glass lens that intermediary forces/entities are aiming at us. Those that don't get fried are slightly smarter, or at least quicker, than the other little ants, and that's natural selection!
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