Science class is where the scientific method is taught. The scientific method is about recording observations. As soon as someone observes a god, then add it to the textbook. Until then, let all talk of that stay in the class it belongs in: Philosophy. I don't think that's an unreasonable request, do you?
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > What I mean is I don't know why the people pushing the ID stuff felt > they had to invent it in the first place. I wouldn't object to a > short paragraph in a science text disclaiming any attempt to refute > the existence of a supreme being. It could basically say what I said > above and then go on with the science. Would you have a problem with > that? Stick it in the forward that nobody reads anyway. When I went > to public school there were mentions of God in just about every text. > I turned out alright. > > dj > > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Chris Jenkins > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The conflict occurs because the ID folks are attempting to get it >> added to curriculum. I have no problem with people believe in magical >> unicorns...I only have a problem with it being taught as science. >> >> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:17 PM, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I've never really understood the debate. I generally accept evolution >>> because it make sense. However, while I personally don't subscribe >>> to Intelligent design, I see no conflict with evolution in someone >>> believing that God created everything and planned for it to happen >>> just the way it did. Conflict with reason certainly, but not with >>> evolution. If God can do anything, why couldn't he set up things to >>> work by natural selection? It's so simple; I don't see what the >>> hubbub is about. >>> >>> dj >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 3:01 AM, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I have problems with evolution - I don't like it much! It's the best >>>> explanation, but there is so much it doesn't explain. Work in >>>> progress is usually like this. We have no idea of what it is all for >>>> and I dislike the lack of public dreaming about this - brute >>>> godswanking versus brute how-science seems merely to exclude this. I >>>> have been a little persuaded by creationists who make the point that >>>> biology should be taught (including Darwin) and that this is no reason >>>> to exclude creationism as symbolic and questioning. The argument is >>>> broadly Hegelian - given we seem to have a history (beyond >>>> vainglorious hero sagas) we can confirm by best efforts, what should >>>> we do with it in terms of the being we can create? This seems to me a >>>> religious question that can be informed by science. It also questions >>>> the authority of churches and authority does not like to be >>>> questioned. >>>> >>>> On 26 Feb, 07:24, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Having long believed that Creationism was generally a strange US >>>>> American phenomenon, I found the following article >>>>> interesting:http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,609712,00.html >>>>> >>>>> In my personal history, during the long period of my life in which I >>>>> described myself as a Christian, I never had any problem with >>>>> accepting the idea of evolution. Many believers, however, seem to have >>>>> problems and, apparently, not all of these are fundamentalists. >>>>> >>>>> Francis >>>>> >>>>> On 12 Feb., 23:20, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > Charles Darwin is 200 years old today. He published "On the Origin of >>>>> > Species" 150 years ago. >>>>> >>>>> > Darwin was a genial thinker and, on of the things I find most >>>>> > impressive about him, an honest intellect. Apart from his insights >>>>> > into evolution and natural selection, one of the most fascinating >>>>> > things about him was his spiritual journey, leading him from intended >>>>> > study of theology in preparation for ordination as an Anglican >>>>> > clergyman to a painful, honest acknowledgement of personal agnosticism >>>>> > and a repudiation of Christian theological models. And this in >>>>> > Victorian England. >>>>> >>>>> > St. Charles the Evolved, my suggestion as a patron saint for Minds >>>>> > Eye :-) >>>>> >>>>> > Francis >>>> > >>>> >>> >>> > >>> >> >> > >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
