extremely scientific term "Uh, God did that part, don't worry about it",
you're undermining the whole point of scientific education. Don't
accept pat answers, and that includes "God did it", no matter where it
occurs. If parents don't want their kids to only be taught the
scientific explanation for life on the planet, they're more than welcome
to, you know, teach it at home
- Jim
Schuster, Steven wrote:
>See, it's a controversial topic.
>
>People just don't agree so we have to cater to everyone. Maybe they could
>have LRH cultists and genetic biologist fight it out against the Christians,
>Muslims and Jews.
>
>Winner gets to decide what is taught....
>
>The Gallup Organizations periodically asks the American public about their
>beliefs on evolution and creation. They have conducted a poll of U.S. adults
>in 1982, 1991, 1993 and 1997. By keeping their wording identical, each
>year's results are comparable to the others.
>Results for the 1991-NOV-21 to 24 poll were:
>
>Belief system
>Creationist view
>Theistic evolution
>Naturalistic Evolution
>
>Group of adults
>God created man pretty much in his present form at one time within the last
>10,000 years.
>Man has developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life,
>but God guided this process, including man's creation.
>Man has developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life.
>God had no part in this process.
>
>Everyone
>47%
>40%
>9%
>
>Men
>39%
>45%
>11.5%
>
>Women
>53%
>36%
>6.6%
>
>College graduates
>25%
>54%
>16.5%
>
>No high school diploma
>65%
>23%
>4.6%
>
>Income over $50,000
>29%
>50%
>17%
>
>Income under $20,000
>59%
>28%
>6.5%
>
>Caucasians
>46%
>40%
>9%
>
>Afro-Americans
>53%
>41%
>4%
>
>
> _____
>
>From: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 2:08 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: RE: Georgia may shun "evolution" in schools
>
>There is plenty of proof that evolution exists, look at the bacterial
>immunity to antibiotics the same article spoke of, or the fossil records of
>early man, Of course we didnt come from monkeys, because they are around
>now, but that doesnt mean that we didnt evolve from erraly primates of some
>sort.
>
>
>As for the Theory of Alien Plant Seedlings. Gather your own evidence and
>teach it if you want to, I dont care.
>
>
>I just dont want right wing religious zealots telling people that something
>that is widely accepted scientific theory cannot be taught in a public
>school, even if YOU choose not to believe it.
>
>----Original Message-----
>From: Schuster, Steven [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 2:00 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: RE: Georgia may shun "evolution" in schools
>
>Last time I checked it was still the "Theory of Evolution" not the "Proof of
>Evolution"
>
>Does that mean I can teach the "Theory of Alien Planet Seedings" as well?
>
> _____
>
>From: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:53 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: RE: Georgia may shun "evolution" in schools
>
>Jeez, are they gonna go back to the rule of thumb as well?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:41 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Georgia may shun "evolution" in schools
>
>I used to live in Georgia. I stress "used to".
>
>http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0104/29curriculum.html
><http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0104/29curriculum.html>
><http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0104/29curriculum.html>
><http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0104/29curriculum.html>
><http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0104/29curriculum.html>
>
>- Jim
> _____
> _____
> _____
> _____
>
>
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