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Dear Santosh, Fredrick and others, To put a Canadian perspective on this interesting thread, we have publicly funded Catholic schools that purport to follow the Provincial curriculum guidelines for science subjects in high school which says, among other things of the objectives of module on Evolution in Grade 12 science "By the end of this course, students will: *outline evidence and arguments pertaining to the origin, development, and diversity of living organisms on Earth (e.g., evaluate current evidence that supports the theory of evolution and that feeds the debate on gradualism and punctuated equilibrium);" http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/science1112curr.pdf Where does Adam and Eve fit in? How can the most important scientific theory of how we got here be taught with any integrity by an institution that all but denies the basics of Evolution? This query was recently submitted as a grant proposal to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for funding to study the effect of including Intelligent Design in high school teaching. The evaluation committee, suffering from the same delusions that were to be studied, TURNED DOWN THE REQUEST, saying, in effect, that Intelligent Design was a valid theory! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Alters If this is the state of education in Canada, we deserve a generation of God-fearing lemmings. Kevin Saldanha Mississauga, ON. === Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 10:17:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Creationism versus Evolution People also use terms such as Christian science, Scientology, Biblical science, Creation science, Vedic science, Quranic science, Astrological science, Pseudoscience, etc. It would be interesting to know if the type of postmodernist confusion that is being advocated in the above-referenced post, and the one before it, would also include these entities under its mishmashed definition of science or scientific theory. Cheers, Santosh -- Be impeccable with your word - Don Miguel Ruiz http://www.nderf.org/4AgreementsReview.htm -===== ------------------------------------------------------- Goanet recommends, and is proud to be associated with, 'Domnic's Goa' - A nostalgic romp through a bygone era. This book is the perfect gift for any Goan, or anyone wanting to understand Goa. Distributed locally by Broadway, near Caculo Island, Panjim & internationally by OtherIndiaBookStore.Com. For trade enquiries contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------
