It's not a simple thought at all. The problem is that your bias against religion does not allow you to consider alternative viewpoints. It appears that you think that science already knows everything that should be taught, and that it's right. Let's assume that evolution is right and that it was created by God. That would be both ID and evolution, and leaving part of it out wouldn't be correect, would it?
A few years ago (like only 5 years) I was taught in my college astronomy class that the universe is about 13 billion years old. Today the figure is 15.3 billion or something new... scientists discovered some previously unknown data and have revised the figure. Yes, their theories were based on measurable phenomenon, but it seems they were wrong. Science searches for explanations - cause and effect. The effect is the existance of life on Earth - how did it come to be in its form today. Evolution is one possible cause. Another is ID. Both are possible causes of the effect. Ergo, you have science. Assume that ID is actually right. Wouldn't that make it science? Your assumption that it's wrong is not based on any proof, just your gut feeling. Evolution is based on 100+ years of observation. Creationism is based on 3000+ years of written documents, in many different forms, from many different cultures. Guess what? We're just another culture with a creation story. Ten thousand years from now, scientists will know that what we really are is light crystals bent around magnetic iron cores, and will laugh at the primitive people who thought that life came up out of the water and magically transformed itself into humans over time. They'll discount evolution altogether. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 8:42 AM Subject: Re: Why doesn't America believe in evolution? >I accept the fact that some people want that, but not that they should get >it. > > It should definitely be mentioned, but not taught. > > It is not science. How much simpler could that thought be? > > BTW, there are people who want it to be taught that some races are > genetically inferior to others, some people want it taught that the > earth was settled by seeds from space, some that intellligence can be > measured by the shape of the head, and others that the earth is only > 6000 years old. > > Where does the line get drawn on what religion does get included, and > what religion does not get included? What beliefs besides religion get > included? > > I think the solution is very simlple. Teach the concepts of science. > And then teach science. > > On 8/23/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Why can't we accept the fact that some people want to be taught that an >> alternative view is that creation is by Intelligent Design, and let the >> kids >> decide for themselves based on school teachings and what they receive at >> home. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:213987 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
