Intelligent Design vs Real Science
Which should be taught in public schools?
2007-01-15 08:14:19 · 32 answers · asked by acgsk 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
For those saying that Evolution is just a "theory" please look up the scientific meaning of the word "theory".
2007-01-15 08:20:48 · update #1
Science.
Highschool isn't about choosing what you want to believe. It is about getting a damn education.
2007-01-15 08:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 1⤋
How about mandatory testing before graduation. Everyone has to be able to state a scientifically-accepted theory of evolution.
That's the only way I can figure to get it through the 'creationists' heads that what they're knocking down isn't any theory of evolution recognized by science. It's some hybrid monster they've concocted in order to discredit it.
But why bother with reality when you have a monopoly on The Truth?
Separation of church and state. Intelligent Design has no place in public schools.
2007-01-15 08:23:43 · answer #2 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, in a post-modernist world we should explore all realities.
Tomorrow, we will be discussing open-door versus closed door.
Student: I believe the door is open! *Hits face on closed door*
Good job! Enjoy your reality of walking into closed doors.
Now that we have established that there is absolute truth for Kovasmoma, We can move on.
Yes, If we're going to be teaching Theories in school we should be teaching the two popular theories, Intelligent Design and Abiogenesis (This is not about evoloution as evoloution does not, nor does it claim to explain where the universe comes from).
2007-01-15 08:28:51 · answer #3 · answered by go2bermuda 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I would like to see Intelligent Design taught in public school science classrooms (high school level) so that the kids can examine the data and evidence and proof for creationism.
After they get done with that they will see that ID is just a trick to teach Creationism which is the Biblical book of Genesis which is a religious book based on faith and not on science.
Then they can get down to the real work of learning science.
2007-01-15 08:19:41 · answer #4 · answered by Alan 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Inteligent design actually involves a number of scientific principles and facts that lead to a different conclusion than naturalistic evolution. Should scientific facts be banned from the classroom if they disagree with atheistic philosophy? If the facts speak for themselves why dont we teach all the facts and let the kids decide?
2007-01-15 08:27:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Are you believers ever going to understand the meaning of the word theory? Its not a guess, its not an opinion, it is a prediction based on data. then they go get more data..there are arguments, research, peer review..the theory is refined or if the evidence supports it, junked.
Evolution has stood up to everything thrown at it. Every piece of data supports it.. Scientists can argue over the details, the mechanics, but the basic principle remains unaltered..
2007-01-15 08:21:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Nobel Prize winning scientist Linus Pauling aptly described science as the search for truth. Science does this by continuously comparing its theories objectively with evidence in the natural world. When theories no longer conform to the evidence, they are modified or rejected in favor of new theories that do conform. In other words, science constantly tries to prove its assumptions to be false and rejects implausible explanations. In this way, scientific knowledge and understanding grow over time. Religious explanations for the order of things are not science because they are based primarily on faith and do not subject themselves to be objectively falsified. Because of this fundamental difference in the approach to understanding our natural world, the U.S. Supreme Court in effect decided in 1987 that the Biblically based "creation science" is not a science and cannot be taught as such in public schools as an alternative or in addition to the mainstream evolutionary theory of the biological sciences. However, religious creation stories and the idea of "intelligent design" can be taught in philosophy, religion, or history courses. Religion and Science provide different approaches to knowledge. It is important to understand both.
2016-05-24 08:08:06 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intelligent Design is an attack on Evolutionary Science, and offers no testable theory of its own. I think teaching the holes in the science is good, but the 'God of the Gaps' leap is bogus.
2007-01-15 08:25:39 · answer #8 · answered by neil s 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Intelligent design is not a scientific theory. it is a myth and should be taught as one. ALL religions have a creation story. They should be taight as what they are. The whole concept of teaching that in classrooms is RIDICULOUS.
Evolution is a SCIENTFIC THEORY. SCIENTIFIC theories are taught in SCIENCE CLASS. "Intelligent design" (The Christian creation STORY) has NO scientific theory behind it whatsoever, NONE. It is a story from a religious BOOK, of which there are MANY with DIFFERENT STORIES. Why in the WORLD would we teach that one as SCIENCE???
2007-01-15 08:18:38 · answer #9 · answered by woodthi32 2 · 9⤊ 2⤋
Real science. Because, oh I don't know, it's REAL. It's RATIONAL. Unlike the whole concept that religious people try to believe in. I personally think that a lot of humans remind me of apes.
I'll take fact over fiction any day.
2007-01-15 08:25:47 · answer #10 · answered by Kitty Kat 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Intelligent design is religion posing as science.
Real science should be taught in science classes. Religion should be taught in Sunday school, yeshivot, religious education classes, etc.
2007-01-15 08:21:28 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋