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To: betty boop
People who have an opportunity to work through a wide variety of materials, and drawing their own conclusions therefrom -- this is the only way I know of to really and truly "learn" anything -- are getting "educated," not "indoctrinated."

Yes, BB, but little school children? Even their teachers are mostly incompetent to do what you suggest. The people most able to weigh the evidence and sift through competing explanations are those who have already learned the basic material and are now advancing the state of their science. I'm talking about research PhD types, who have the intellect and the educational background to do what you suggest. I fear that if you toss all that stuff at kids in school they'll come away totally confused.

3,507 posted on 01/07/2003 1:45:19 PM PST by PatrickHenry
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To: PatrickHenry
. . . nanny science - - - big brother ? ? ?
3,509 posted on 01/07/2003 1:51:12 PM PST by f.Christian
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To: PatrickHenry
Yes, BB, but little school children?

What in Hail??? We are teaching Darwinism to "little school children?" Good grief, PH, then all it can be is an exercise in indoctrination. People need to have developed some critical skills to handle this material. High school would be the appropriate time for theories of evolution. IMHO.

Your confidence in the "suitably credentialled" (PhDs, et al) is touching, PH. But what is the basis of your faith in such characters, sight unseen? Why is it you just naturally assume good will on their part?

To my way of thinking, the suitable "base material" for little kids would be Genesis, not Darwinism or ID.

3,513 posted on 01/07/2003 1:55:37 PM PST by betty boop
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pch . . .

they'll come away totally confused.


3507 posted on 01/07/2003 1:45 PM PST by PatrickHenry


fC . . .

you really meant it when you said - - -

. . . "total" . . . "only" - - - "no competition" . . .

. . . TYRANNY - - - YOU ! ! !
3,517 posted on 01/07/2003 2:06:24 PM PST by f.Christian
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