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To: peyton randolph
most reputable schools wouldn't mistake ID for science.

Interesting, I read the links and I didn't see any effort to promote ID as a science. It appeared to me they were asking the student to analyze the theory, but that doesn't mean either the student or the professor have to validate the theory as true. Many essay questions are about controversial issues and the point isn't to convince the student the issue is valid, but to see how well the student can analyze an issue and parse it out in a concise answer. Besides, GMU is my alma mater and I don't like it being referred to as anything less than reputable.:)

16 posted on 01/31/2006 10:49:38 AM PST by Casloy
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To: Casloy

The-school-of-the-great-Walter-E.-Williams bump to yee, sir.


18 posted on 01/31/2006 10:57:02 AM PST by detsaoT (Proudly not "dumb as a journalist.")
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To: Casloy
Interesting, I read the links and I didn't see any effort to promote ID as a science. It appeared to me they were asking the student to analyze the theory, but that doesn't mean either the student or the professor have to validate the theory as true. Many essay questions are about controversial issues and the point isn't to convince the student the issue is valid, but to see how well the student can analyze an issue and parse it out in a concise answer.

If you look at the Kansas School board, they are allowing EXACTLY the same thing. ID is *NOT* required as a subject for discussion but the teacher, at his discretion is *ALLOWED* to present it. Simply discussing it briefly in class has nothing to do with the reputation of a school. It is about presenting EXISTING point of views, supporting and criticizing them as the case may be. I don't see what the big deal is ( but of course many want to make it a big deal, hence the so called "controversy"). So, if George Mason does it, why not Kansas ?
19 posted on 01/31/2006 11:16:17 AM PST by SirLinksalot
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