> > Don't for a second misread my comments to indicate that I'm not completely > passionate concerning this issue. I consider it a grave threat to our > educational system.
Ok. > > How pervasive was the gay marriage issue? > > It was a small, regional issue until very smart conservatives leveraged it > into the public eye and won an election with it. Right, and i didn't mean to imply that just because currently there are only a handful of ID battlegrounds, that the issue isn't crucial. But you asked "how many battles must these stupid people win", and I pointed out that they haven't won very many, and the ones they have aren't lasting very long. > > I think first you have to gain some understanding of the issues at hand. I think I understand the issues pretty well...but ok.... > > ID does not teach religion. It simply doesn't. Rather it uses the > methods > of science to promote the possibility of religious truth. That's exactly > why it's so subtle and insidious... an intelligent. It IS subtle and insidious, as you describe. But why is it insidious? Because it DOES posit a belief system, when it purports not too. If you'd prefer me to say "belief system" or "faith based proposition" in place of "religion", I will. > > By simplifying the issue, as you've repeatedly done, down to "religion in > science class" you're 1) fighting the wrong battle and 2) insulting people > into rallying against your cause. You are getting hung up on the word "religion". I'm simplifying the issue to exactly what it is, the introduction of a faith-based "intelligent designer", into a science curriculum. I mean, that is the heart of the issue, isn't it? This simplification serves to expose the insidious nature of the proposition, which is the beauty of it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:167901 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
