In other words you cannot show that either theory is a scientific theory. Quit dodging the issue.
-- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 10:55 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Evolution and Education > > > Larry, it is beyond the scope of my interest to prove or > disprove any one > scientific theory. I'm only concerned about the logic of > teaching one thing > over another. > > H. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 7:47 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Evolution and Education > > > Answers inline > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > http://www.pacel.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 10:42 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Evolution and Education > > > > > > You keep talking about creationism. Where do you get it that > > this debate is > > about teaching creationism in school. You're setting up a > > straw man, making > > it look like anybody who disagrees with you is advocating > creationism. > > > > The question is, should evolution be taught as a dogma or > should it be > > taught as a theory with legitimate questions. You seem to > > think it should be > > taught as a dogma since it should not be questioned. > > > No what I am saying if a model does not fit the criteria for > a scientific > theory then it has no place in biology or science classes. > > > > > Since there are real, honest to God scientists, people with > impeccable > > credentials, who question that dogma, why should it be taught > > as dogma? Is > > that intellectually honest? > > > > I want scientific rigor in the classroom. Not dogma. Biology > > class is about > > the nature of things; if you teach that all that has happened > > is by random > > chance, then you are teaching only one world view, a world > > view that may be > > flawed. You are providing the children with propaganda not > > science, because > > science is about questioning and exploring and opening minds > > to an array of > > ideas and possibilities. It's not a straight jacket that > > only the dogmas of > > the chosen few can be fit into. > > > > As for the role of parents -- what about the children of > > parents who don't > > give a damn? Or don't know any better? Is it fair to those > > children that > > they only get the dogma and not the alternative views? > > > > The public schools have an obligation to provide fair and > > balanced views to > > all children and not advocate one dogma over another. > > > To quote from the NCSE FAQ: > > What about the rights of parents to have their beliefs taught to their > children? > > Nobody denies the right of parents to teach their beliefs at > home, or to > have their children taught their beliefs in churches, summer > camps, and so > on. But the situation in the schools is more complicated. > Schools have to > teach children from a variety of religious and ethnic backgrounds, and > teachers accomplish this by using a curriculum that avoids > promoting or > denying religious beliefs. > > Teachers must meet curriculum requirements designed to assure > that children > learn what they will need to know. The schools couldn�t > function at all if > they taught every belief of every parent. Some people believe that > Shakespeare didn�t write the plays he is known for, and have various > theories about who did write them. Some people believe that > the earth is a > hollow ball, and others (including some creationists) believe > that it is > flat. The schools do their best to teach the most accurate information > available. > > > As I said before where is the scientific veracity of ID or > Creationism. I am > still waiting for your answer. Lets have some demonstrable > evidence not > dogma. > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
