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Free Republic Poll on Evolution
Free Republic ^ | 22 September 2006 | Vanity

Posted on 09/22/2006 2:09:33 PM PDT by PatrickHenry

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To: js1138

If a student learns to presume that one knows the cause of circumstantial evidence before examining it, and a student does not learn how to contrast the rules of evidence, examine the weight or preponderance of evidence, and determine the relevancy of evidence on grounds of prejudice (pre–judging) or one presuppositions................ How will a student ever learn to how to study claims about "UFO studies, Crop Circles, the difference between ascorbic acid and Vitamin C, alien anal probes, cattle mutilations, ESP, communication with the dead, and so forth?" for themselves?


1,001 posted on 09/26/2006 12:10:18 PM PDT by FreedomProtector
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To: js1138

My teacher in high school civics (who also was the girls basketball coach) said that Democrats were conservative and Republicans were liberal. I think I nearly flunked that class, and I got sent to the office on more than one occasion for arguing with the teacher.

There's certainly room for improvement in the schools, but it's my position that science classes aren't the problem. Actually, science classes (along with math) are the last bastion of critical thinking and problem solving left. Contrary to popular opinion on these threads, science curricula is some of the least politicized.

If they want to improve the schools, there are many avenues to take. I don't think science classes are the problem, and monkeying with the science curriculum to include creationism isn't going to solve a thing. All it's going to do is bring political correctness into life and earth science. Isn't there enough multicultural crap in schools already?

The real problem is with parents. If children don't have any self-discipline or moral values instilled in them, what makes people think a chapter on the garden of eden in life science class is going to do any good? They're just going to blow it off anyway.

No. Parents need to discipline their children. It's not the job of the school system to teach self-discipline. Students need to have it in order to learn. It's not the job of the school system to teach morality. Students should already know right from wrong. The job of the school system is to teach reading, writing, math, and science. The Garden of Eden and Noah and the Ark should be taught in Sunday School.


1,002 posted on 09/26/2006 12:16:42 PM PDT by Liberal Classic (No better friend, no worse enemy. Semper Fi.)
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To: E-Mat
I voted YES, and I have trouble imagining how even a true believing evolutionist would vote no.

People who oppose the teaching of creationism and "intelligent design" in science classes are not idolators. We do "true believers" in evolution. This is rather insulting.

If the science taught in schools can't even stand up to debate, then it's not worth teaching at all.

The purpose of science class at the secondary school level is not to debate science, and more than the purpose of math class is to debate math.

As most schools are operated as college prep, the purpose of science class is to prepare students with the material as they will need to know it when they continue at university.

1,003 posted on 09/26/2006 12:21:21 PM PDT by Liberal Classic (No better friend, no worse enemy. Semper Fi.)
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To: Liberal Classic; taxesareforever
The moon landing is fake??? You must be buggin' on rock!


1,004 posted on 09/26/2006 12:22:55 PM PDT by sully777 (You have flies in your eyes--Catch-22)
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To: FreedomProtector
You are going to have to be more specific. Magazines like The Skeptic have science education units in every issue that do exactly what you are asking. In every issue they take a subject like crop circles, outline the history, discuss the evidence for and against, provide bibliographies.

This is just one magazine. there are many.

The textbooks I have seen do some of this also. It's pretty hard to cover every loony idea in a single book, but they do teach how science works and how we got to where we are.

I'm sorry if you missed this in your schooling. It was part of my science education, starting in seventh grade.

1,005 posted on 09/26/2006 12:26:47 PM PDT by js1138 (The absolute seriousness of someone who is terminally deluded.)
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To: sully777

No no. Not "the" moon landing, the moon "landings".


1,006 posted on 09/26/2006 12:51:44 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Never forget Matt Maupin)
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To: Liberal Classic
Please tell us again how the moon landings were faked.

Well for starters, they employed evolutionary scientists and, well, you get the picture.

1,007 posted on 09/26/2006 12:53:17 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Never forget Matt Maupin)
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To: andysandmikesmom

What a treasure to read your narrative.

Thanks.

I understand about such joy.

My mother's redeeming value in that state was she was not QUITE as . . . successfully hostile, demanding, punitive; was more accepting, more in the direction of gracious! LOL.

Thanks much.


1,008 posted on 09/26/2006 12:53:23 PM PDT by Quix (LET GOD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED. LET ISRAEL CALL ON GOD AS THEIRS! & ISLAM FLUSH ITSELF)
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To: Quix
Admit it, you are selective.

If one isn't, they aren't human.

1,009 posted on 09/26/2006 12:54:30 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Never forget Matt Maupin)
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To: FreedomProtector

I much agree.

I think the teaching by fiat of one view, construction of reality is very hazardous.

Of course, when God declares and makes His law resident in all alive humans' hearts . . . that will be a different reality.

But in the current one . . . I vote wholeheartedly for a diversity of options--especially where there's remotely reasonable room for differing views, perspectives.

I'd like to think that in most spheres of reality--I'd like an alternate view presented even where it was pretty plainly obvious that only one was consistent with observed reality . . . just to keep folks thinking and alert for alternate possibilities in general.

INQUISITIONS are rather horrible things.

FOSSILIZED TIDY LITTLE NARROW, RIGID BOXED thinking is just a few short steps from INQUISITIONS . . . if not already in lock step with them.


1,010 posted on 09/26/2006 12:56:56 PM PDT by Quix (LET GOD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED. LET ISRAEL CALL ON GOD AS THEIRS! & ISLAM FLUSH ITSELF)
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To: Dimensio
Where may these written testimonies be found?

Psst! The Dead Sea Scrolls support the written testimony in the Bible. Peer review? There is a whole bunch of it. Now back to your questions which are sure to follow.

1,011 posted on 09/26/2006 12:58:21 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Never forget Matt Maupin)
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To: freedumb2003
People who understand science know the definitions (and they have been posted on these threads countless times).

And people who understand AND have read the Bible know what it says and have posted on these threads countless tims.

1,012 posted on 09/26/2006 1:00:11 PM PDT by taxesareforever (Never forget Matt Maupin)
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To: FreedomProtector

Well put, imho.


1,013 posted on 09/26/2006 1:03:00 PM PDT by Quix (LET GOD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED. LET ISRAEL CALL ON GOD AS THEIRS! & ISLAM FLUSH ITSELF)
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To: js1138

It's pretty hard to cover every loony idea in a single book,
= = = =

I don't know any healthy CREO's who are asking that even 10% of every loony idea be covered in any text books.

Straw dogs are . . . shallow and silly, imho.


1,014 posted on 09/26/2006 1:05:21 PM PDT by Quix (LET GOD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED. LET ISRAEL CALL ON GOD AS THEIRS! & ISLAM FLUSH ITSELF)
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To: taxesareforever

I agree that it's impossible to be human without being selective.

However, in the area of teaching and presentation of the basic options in viewing the main constructions on reality . . . at least the main basics should likely be presented . . . at least in minimal form . . . in whatever spheres of reality they have any currency or relevance in.


1,015 posted on 09/26/2006 1:07:02 PM PDT by Quix (LET GOD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED. LET ISRAEL CALL ON GOD AS THEIRS! & ISLAM FLUSH ITSELF)
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To: Quix

No, they are selective in the loony ideas they want taught. I give them credit for that.


1,016 posted on 09/26/2006 1:07:12 PM PDT by js1138 (The absolute seriousness of someone who is terminally deluded.)
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To: js1138
If part of science education is "learn how to contrast the rules of evidence, examine the weight or preponderance of evidence, and determine the relevancy of evidence on grounds of prejudice (pre–judging) or one presuppositions" etc

and the are "science education units in every issue that do exactly what you are asking". etc

Way is it that one is one can apply these tests to every other "loony idea", but is restricted in the classroom from applying to the question: what is the probable origin of life: intelligent design or evolution?

Obviously there are time constraints to any class and one must choose what is important. The question of whether the question "What the the most probable origin of life?" is more relevant or important to biology class the the list of items (UFOs etc) you mentioned seems trivial. Most of your own evolutionary biology textbooks spend much time discussing the origin of life. This question is relevant and important not only to biology class but to the rest of life. Perhaps a question this relevant and important should be evaluated without presuming to know the cause of circumstantial evidence before examining it, examining the weight or preponderance of evidence, and by determining the relevancy of evidence on grounds of prejudice (pre–judging) of one presuppositions....What is the probable origin of life intelligent design or chance and natural process?
1,017 posted on 09/26/2006 1:08:30 PM PDT by FreedomProtector
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To: muawiyah; FreedomProtector
Good reason for any publisher to drop the Lamarck story ~ it's simply hearsay.

Huh? It's part of the history of science. In this case attempts to explain the fossil record.

This whole excursion into Lamarck started when I replied to FreedomProtector:

He had posted “If someone was to lift weights and increase their muscle mass, would genetic traits of bigger muscle would be passed on to their children?” --the typical answer was an unscientific, “yes”...

And I replied:

I'm having a hard time believing this; are you claiming that the teacher was so awful that you couldn't tell the disproved Lamarckian theory from normal biology?!

1,018 posted on 09/26/2006 1:09:14 PM PDT by Virginia-American (What do you call an honest creationist? An evolutionist.)
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To: FreedomProtector

I injected a random character "a" which was not detected as an "unfit" by the carefully designed spelling checker fitness algorithm.

Way

Instead of generating another random character I will insert a carefully designed letter "h" to design a meaningful sentence.

Why


1,019 posted on 09/26/2006 1:13:42 PM PDT by FreedomProtector
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To: js1138

No, they are selective in the loony ideas they want taught. I give them credit for that.
= = = =

So are EVO's. And I don't give them credit for that because of the degree and awfulness of the DENIED hypocrisies involved.


1,020 posted on 09/26/2006 1:14:24 PM PDT by Quix (LET GOD ARISE AND HIS ENEMIES BE SCATTERED. LET ISRAEL CALL ON GOD AS THEIRS! & ISLAM FLUSH ITSELF)
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