> -----Original Message----- > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 7:38 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Bush wants religion taught in the science classroom > > Then we shouldn't teach gravity, or that the heart circulates blood, > or BATHING or that the Earth is not flat and revolves around the sun, > since all of these have been strictly held anti-beliefs of > Christianity. > > If you are going to include "intelligent design", then you need to > include the earth as turtle, L Ron's mumbo-jumbo, and all of the other > creation-myths out there.
Sort of - ID, in and of itself, is not "bad" - it's definitely more scientific that "Earth as a Turtle". ;^) ID could very well become the preferred scientific explanation: if it meets scientific standards (which it doesn't now). Science has no problem supplanting one theory with another if the new theory explains things better - especially if the new theory is simpler and has less baggage. But ID just isn't there. It may never get there (in my opinion it never will with the proponents it has now) but science doesn't even close the door on the possibility. > If "intelligent design" ever achieves real recognition as a scientific > theory, it WILL get taught. But right now it is a fringe theory, > without any credence by accredited, reknowned scientists. This is what I'm talking about. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167744 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
