Anyone watch Nova last night?

Question

It was entitled "judgement day" and focused on the Intelligent Design-Evolution court case stemming from Dover, PAn school board.

An excellent window into the desire by some religious fundamentalists to control science and force dogma onto the citizens... A "must see", and a prime example why there needs to be clear separation of church and state...

Any thoughts to share?

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Agent O - this was not a "slanted review", but rather the facts of the case and the determination by the court. It was also found that the school board religious-zealots lied under oath, too, about why they wanted to change texts, who funded the new books and how, etc...

look it up.

Answer 1

Part of it.

I agree, the biggest detriment to the US is the religious right.

Carl Sagan was right, before he passed he was worried that the US was falling into another dark age.

It's a shame that people in the US are so behind in the maths and sciences. People in this country do not understand the scientific method and what a "theory" means.

Answer 2

After reading your Q and several answers one thing is abundantly clear.

Many people don't comprehend the difference between fact and belief.
Neither religion or evolution can be taught as absolute fact.

The scientists are pretty sure of their results in a given closed environment.
So they believe that these thing will all work in the real world and for the most part I BELIEVE they are correct.

Religious people believe what ever it requires to be part of their particular group.

They should both be taught with no one type of creationist story given any more credence than anything else.
This includes Evolution.

The individual doctrine of the different sects should be taught at home by parents.

Answer 3

Religious dogma has no place in our education system. If religious ideology is to be taught, which one? If the community is overwhelmingly Muslim do we use Muslim science? Science is the only system based on fact, and only a fact based system should be taught to our children.

Religious fundamentalists believe the world is only 6,000 years old. Should our children be taught this as fact at the same time they are learning about dinosaurs, the Cretaceous period, and how oil is created?

Answer 4

Darwinism does not attempt to "name" a creator. It makes absolutely no claims about the origin of life. Neither does evolution. For a scientific theory to be true, it doesn't have to proven true, it just can't be proven false. When you accept reality, there isn't any reason why the two can't coexist . . . Spirituality and science can work in tandem . . . this does not have to be an either or situation. I think all major world religions should be taught in public school . . . in social studies not science.

Answer 5

I heard about it but didnt know where it was showing!! I must watch more intelligent programs on TV, I just fill my head with silly garbage from CNN, FOZ, MSNBC.

When is the right finally going to cut funding and completely silence shows like NOVA?

Answer 6

Keep your silly Christian dogma out of my schools and I'll keep my empiric fossil records out of your creepy rituals. And I go to church regularly, but there is a line and religion is philosophy and metaphor, not science.

Answer 7

i'm a christian i think evolution should be taught in school but only as a theory.i remember when i was in highschool it was taught as it is scientific fact.but more and more evidence seem to support evolution.so i say if u don't like what the schools are teaching then home school ur kids

Answer 8

Nobody can force anything on anyone not willing to accept it

Answer 9

You need to read the other side of it (it was indeed slanted):
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/2007/11/14/over-after-dover
http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=4300&program=DI%20Main%20Page%20-%20Article&callingPage=discoMainPage
http://crev.info

Answer 10

thanks for the slanted review