That's like discussing alternate "theories" about rain, where one theory is 
that molecules of water in the atmosphere clump together until they become 
dense enough to be pull to earth by gravity, and the other is that rain results 
from the tears of the gods. 

The first theory is testable through science. The second one is not a 
scientific theory at all but an idea that ancient people dreamed up to explain 
a phenomenon they did not understand. There is no evidence to review, no 
argument to make, it is purely a belief. 

The primitive people of the Andaman Islands believe that the earth rests on the 
top of a gigantic tree, and earthquakes are caused by evil spirits shaking the 
tree. Under your logic, we could teach that idea in geology class and let 
students "hear all the arguments" as to the actual cause of earthquakes. But 
there is no debate. 


>G,  we got to the point where we agreed that ID and Evolution each touch on 
>the same set of data, that is, the origin of man.  Since they are 
>contradictory, shouldn't they both be presented, in whatever class is being 
>taught?   Even more, how can it hurt a learning student to hear all of the 
>arguments?  No one's explained that yet.

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