> oh bs. > > Verified facts and scientific laws are challenged all the time. > Please > note -- I do not agree with the teaching of creationism and I have a > decent scientific background. And the first time I heard that the > dinosaurs died because a meteor hit the earth, I thought we were in > the land of conspiracy theories. Science should be able to stand up > to > well reasoned challenges or it is not longer science but political > correctness.
Crap. Yes they are challenged, by theories that are a better explanation of the available data, that offer a more parsimonious explanation, and that is readily testable. ID fits none of the features for a scientific theory supplanting another. Classic examples are Newtonian physics supplanting Classical and Copernican models. ID simply does not fit within these paradigms of scientific change. Its not a more adequate explanation. The data behind it is paltry to say the least and can be explained more readily by current evolutionary theories. Besides show one study that has provided a better explanation than evolution to explain change over time among species. > > This does not mean that a student should be able to disrupt his > biology class, but surely there is a middle ground somewhere. If he > wants to make a scientific case for creationism in his final paper, > warn him that is may not be possible and let him try. Then grade him > on how well he uses his evidence and on the knowledge of the field > that he demonstrates. Has he ever heard of the Galapagos, for example, > > and how does he account for that? Frankly the kid fails. by the rules, he cannot provide any data or empirical evidence for creationism. No amount of logic or reasoning applies, its not philosophy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:268304 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
