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To: Remedy
Y'all can teach inteligent design in schools if you want, It won't bother me, but don't try to pass it off as Science.

Science is the study of how things work when there is no supernatural action.
Inteligent design might even be correct, but it can never be science. Call it theology, that's what it is.

So9

57 posted on 02/24/2003 2:31:46 PM PST by Servant of the Nine (Republicans for Sharpton)
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To: Servant of the Nine
Y'all can teach evolution in schools if you want, It won't bother me, but don't try to pass it off as Science.

Evolution can never be science. Call it atheology, that's what it is.

66 posted on 02/24/2003 2:37:12 PM PST by Remedy
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To: Servant of the Nine
Science is the study of how things work when there is no supernatural action.

Actually, this is incorrect. If there were "supernatural" monkeying with with the world, science would be able to detect it by observation, and would be able to determine many things about the times and manners in which such supernatural exceptions to "everyday" laws occurred. It would, in a sense, be able to learn quite a bit about such "supernatural" occurrences.

Contrary to popular belief, science does not presuppose non-supernatural causes for everything. That would, indeed, not be scientific. It just looks that way sometimes because so far, there's no clear evidence that anything "supernatural" is taking place or has taken place. Observations are so far consistent with "ordinary" causes and effects. At this point an extraordinary hypothesis like "it appears a miracle has occurred" would require either extraordinary evidence, or a large accumulation of smaller evidence.

But there would be nothing unscientific about concluding that supernatural forces were at work if that's what the evidence indicated.

130 posted on 02/24/2003 3:54:42 PM PST by Ichneumon
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To: Servant of the Nine
Y'all can teach inteligent design in schools if you want, It won't bother me, but don't try to pass it off as Science. Science is the study of how things work when there is no supernatural action. Inteligent design might even be correct, but it can never be science. Call it theology, that's what it is.

I dare say that evolution has some tremendous obstacles to overcome to be considered science yet the preisthood of evolution consider it heresy to even allow to be criticized in their most holy temples (aka the public schools). It is little different than any other religion, especially when its adherents try to defend it. Evolution is a far cry from being solid fact and should be roundly critiqued at ever level. It is at best just a toy idea that can used as model to demonstrate how fact and theory should treated in a scientific setting.

Regards,
Boiler Plate

194 posted on 02/24/2003 7:36:48 PM PST by Boiler Plate
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To: Servant of the Nine
Science is the study of how things work when there is no supernatural action.

I think the point being made is that evolution is inaccurately being portrayed as a complete and comprehensive explanation as to the diversity of life.

364 posted on 02/25/2003 12:48:01 PM PST by Tribune7
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