I thought the purpose of science was to answer questions. You can't find the answer to questions if you don't know them.
On Jan 7, 2008 12:30 PM, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sam wrote: > > Extra terrestrials? If we can genetically modify plants and animals > > who's to say someone else didn't do that to us. Can't we just teach > > students that pieces of the puzzle are missing and here are some > > ideas, as far out as they may be? > Not in a Science Class and still call it a Science Class. Just > replacing a specifically named deity with a generically named deity (I'm > sorry 'Intelligent Designer') does not a scientific theory make. Why > can't we just say there are missing pieces of the puzzle that can't be > answered at this time and leave it at *that*. If these pieces can now > or sometime in the future be observed and tested then they can and will > be addressed by science. Until that time they are just that - > 'questions'. *NO* explanation ,religious or otherwise, is needed by > science. > > Other disciplines rather then science, yes these thoughts can and should > be discussed. From here they may someday find their way into science > through proven scientific methods and principles. It has happened in > the past, I am sure it will happen in the future. Why the rush with > ID. Why can't it follow the path of its predecessors? Why does it need > to be pushed to Joe Public? > > If extra terrestrials are involved in why we are here, someday somehow > this will be observable and testable. Until that time do not try to > make science something it is not. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:250004 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
