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My public high school biology text book sells the THEORY of evolution as fact
Posted on 08/05/2005 10:09:22 PM PDT by Kazul
I just got my school books yesterday. My bio book, Biology: Concepts and Conections, talks about the theory of evolution as if it's not theory, or ever was. Did I miss something? Did someone prove it true?
I don't care in any fanatical way whether or not evolution is true. Whatever you believe, if a school science book presents a theory as if it's true, isn't that a problem? If I did miss the proof, what is it?
On a related note, my text book says "Evolution is biology's core theme." Huh? Isn't the core theme of biology how living things work?
TOPICS: Education
KEYWORDS: scienceeducation; textbooks
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Perhaps I'm being paranoid. I have a nagging feeling this is bad.
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posted on
08/05/2005 10:09:22 PM PDT
by
Kazul
To: Kazul
Oh, I think it might get even worse... I'm smelling something, myself.
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posted on
08/05/2005 10:11:07 PM PDT
by
decal
("The French should stick to kisses, toast and fries.")
To: Kazul
my biology book in high school (and college) presented it the same way.
And high school was 18 years ago.
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posted on
08/05/2005 10:13:40 PM PDT
by
birbear
(Admit it. you clicked on the "I have already previewed" button without actually previewing the post.)
To: Kazul
Isn't the core theme of biology how living things work? Yes.
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posted on
08/05/2005 10:13:45 PM PDT
by
tallhappy
(Juntos Podemos!)
To: Kazul
You are not paranoid, how is the art work? Do they still include pictures of the progression of ape to man?
To: Kazul
Just bring it up in the middle of class and ask why they have a book like that.
It isn't too surprising...any major textbook will present it as fact. Just bring up the issue in class.
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posted on
08/05/2005 10:15:36 PM PDT
by
rwfromkansas
(http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=rwfromkansas)
To: Kazul
The evo's will jump all over you because you're so stupid that you didn't know it was a "SCIENTIFIC FACT". They love these threads because they get to play condescending scientist head games and it gives them someting to do with their extra chat time. Ping Patrick Henry and he will fill you in on how stupid you are.
To: Kazul
To: Kazul
I don't care in any fanatical way whether or not evolution is true. Whatever you believe, if a school science book presents a theory as if it's true, isn't that a problem? If I did miss the proof, what is it?
Well Hillary just crawled from some "soup" and then had the audacity to speak. Well I would like to think that we can KILL any thing that would say such a untruth. KILL KILL KILL
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posted on
08/05/2005 10:16:09 PM PDT
by
pennyfarmer
(Shiite Muslim named Bob.)
To: Kazul
The theory of relativity is just a theory too. Of course no one has ever document any physical phenomemon inconsistent with its predictions.
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posted on
08/05/2005 10:17:05 PM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(France is an example of retrograde chordate evolution.)
To: Just mythoughts
No. They have an orca, a pangolin, and three drawn pictures of beetles. And a portriat of Darwin.
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posted on
08/05/2005 10:17:42 PM PDT
by
Kazul
(Real environmentalists hug saguaro cacti!)
To: Jet Jaguar
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posted on
08/05/2005 10:18:07 PM PDT
by
Kazul
(Real environmentalists hug saguaro cacti!)
To: Kazul
You don't have to believe in evolution to study the idea. Pay attention to the scientific methods used to describe evolution and look for the holes. Most of the big holes are in the math, random mutations can't happen in an organized way. Biology is a fun subject, enjoy it; just don't believe everything you read.
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posted on
08/05/2005 10:18:48 PM PDT
by
IYAAYAS
(Live free or die trying)
To: Kazul
To: Kazul
Thanks.
LOL, the "god" himself, guess my complaining about their fake art work got corrected.
To: IYAAYAS
I agree. But it doesn't say it's a theory. Maybe this is residue from my "always back it up with facts" science teacher...
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posted on
08/05/2005 10:20:15 PM PDT
by
Kazul
(Real environmentalists hug saguaro cacti!)
To: PatrickHenry
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posted on
08/05/2005 10:22:01 PM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(France is an example of retrograde chordate evolution.)
To: Kazul
Just another way that the liberal agenda is striving to remove God from anywhere and everywhere.
To: birbear
my biology book in high school (and college) presented it the same way.
And high school was 18 years ago.
Going on 25 years here, my text books presented it the same way.
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posted on
08/05/2005 10:23:43 PM PDT
by
Talking_Mouse
(Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just... Thomas Jefferson)
To: Kazul
I wonder what us humans will evolve into?
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posted on
08/05/2005 10:24:30 PM PDT
by
38special
(I just don't know...)
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