um, a theory is a hypothesis for which evidence has been found. I dunno about you guys but that is the way evolution was presented to *me*
Dana On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 14:52:48 -0500, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Right. God is not science and theory is not fact. The problem, as I see it > is that teachers and scientists are presenting things like evolution as fact > without explaining that it is a theory that may have evidence to support it > but can be modified as new evidence comes to light. As such, it is presented > as a foil for religion where only one can be correct. Either God created > life in whatever way or it evolved over time. Science as fact denies God. > Science as theory does not. Science done right says that "God may or may not > exist and may or may not control things like evolution, but it's outside of > the discussion". Few present science that way. If they did, it would avoid > many fights. > > This is of course besides the original point of people pushing religion as > science, which I'm against. I'm for truth in presentation. > > > Actually Michael, the idea of God and or its/his/her existence has > > nothing to do with science. Its an unmeasurable and as such is beyond > > scientific research. We can measure belief, effects of religiosity > > etc, but for the existence of a deity, that's philosophy, not science. > > > > larry > > > > > > On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:53:32 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That there is a God. It's a theory that science doesn't want to admit as > > a > > > theory at the same time as they push theory as fact. > > > > > > > > so you think they should present only one theory? the theory of > > > > evolution? > > > > > why not present both and let the students decide? > > > > > > > > > > > > Both? What would the other theory be? > > > > > > > > Jim Davis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:140062 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
