Why should an unfounded completely baseless idea like ID be taught in our schools?

Question

Aren't our poor children far enough behind the rest of the world?

1st guy: Answer the question next time. Your copy/paste b.s. is not welcome here.

Answer 1

It shouldn't.

Answer 2

Because an unfounded baseless idea like evolution, which is not pure science, even by scientific standards can be taught. And it is usually not taught as theory but fact, so, intelligent design should also be taught, as an alternate theory. At the very least children need to know that not ALL people in the science community and throughout the world hold to the faith of evolution. In lots of areas of education there are multiple ideas of something taught, thats just call thorough education. What are the evolutionists afraid of, if their theory is so scientifically sound, then they have nothing to worry about. Its telling that they are so scared of children even being taught that there are ANY other theories out there. No one says that the children have to be told what to believe, but both theories should be presented.

Answer 3

Because it is not about education...it is about submission. Resistance is futile. The only intelligent design is the design of the one's in power to subvert education into a mass factory turning out good little worker bees. More mindless parrots, butts in the pews and dollars in the plate.

This is why I'm an atheist homeschooling mom of 3. I will not let my children be indoctrinated and dumbed down by the public school system. I do not raise sheep. I raise intelligent, independent humans. My 15 yr old is heading for Berkeley next fall. He speaks 3 languages, is well versed in literature, math (including Calculus) and has an amazing grasp of science. I know that the world will be a better place because of him.

Answer 4

No. Schools should focus on the basic skills needed for students to function in a competitive society. Subjects such as English, reading and grammar, history, mathematics, literature, logic and reasoning, are the kind of things that need to be taught. The so-called and totally bogus concept of "Intelligent Design" is nothing more than a theoretical grasping intended to deflect the ideas of evolution which are based on Darwin's observations and scientific fact, and as such should be relegated to the dusty corners of Sunday School. Intelligent Design is similar in concept to the notion of Gay Rights and affirmative action, all secondary or tertiary concepts that have no place in a basic public school curriculum.

I worry that by attempting to be "politically correct" about everything (another totally bogus concept) we will become so confused and misdirected that we will end up staring at the wall, immobilized, with a puddle of drool building up at our feet.

Answer 5

If I understand you, and you mean ID to mean self-esteem, I agree that it has grown to have much too much focus in our educational system. However, self-esteem is not an unfounded and baseless idea nor are our children so far behind the children in the rest of the world.

Oh, intelligent design. That is just an idea like many others that we shouldn't be afraid of. Religion has not kept our children down and kept them from learning. Belief has helped us. We can learn scientific theories and not be afraid of ideas as you appear to be.

We are supposed to not sponsor a government religion but, with our PC nonsense, we are—atheism is now the popular religion.

Answer 6

It shouldn't. 'Nuff said.
The entire premise behind ID, which isn't science in any shape or form, is that there are things we don't understand so they must come from god. If you had taken that position 100 years ago, then the facts that other galaxies exist, that Pluto orbits the sun, how a gasoline engine works, what a computer is, and why an airplane flies -- all of those things according to ID's definition would "have to come from god." Besides fake science, that's the fatal flaw in their argument -- all it takes to prove their assertions wrong is time and research.

Answer 7

Yeah. But we like our children dumb. Actually, parents are dumb and children suffer for it. And parents can affect what a school teaches. School board members are parents. Teachers are parents. This ID business is about the most ludicrous attempt to get religion into school that I've ever heard of. But you have to understand, people who can believe in an invisible man living in the sky have an easy time believing other things that have no basis in fact.

Answer 8

If you haven't noticed the dumbing down of America is working for our "noble' leaders. The less education you have the less you are apt to revolt. By adding junk cirriculum to a school schedule, valuable learning is replaced with something you cannot use later in life to create a productive society.
For the kiddies here: remember "a bug's life"? When the ants finally figured out that they outnumbered the bad bugs by 100 to 1...school doesn't want you to get to that conclusion.

Answer 9

It is not "taught", although it is presented along side other more "scientific" theories as if it carries the same weight. This is done because in America we are determined to be "fair" to everyone. We have become so politically correct we cannot frame a declarative sentence.

Answer 10

The purpose of public schools is primarily to brainwash kids into being honest taxpayers and soldiers. If silly ideas like ID further that goal, all the better I suppose.

Answer 11

I agree! And when phonics was replaced with "whole word" America went even further down. The SAT's were dumbed down, or as they call it "re-centered" so that more graduates were able to pass...Absolutely appalling!!

I suggest reading "Government Nannies" by Cathy Duffy