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To: Right Wing Professor
"President Bush, in advocating that the concept of 'intelligent design' be taught alongside the theory of evolution, puts America's schoolchildren at risk,"

Like hell it does. By telling students there are different views about evolution it can only add to their education.

3 posted on 08/04/2005 10:34:06 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it.)
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To: Puppage

There are different views about almost everything. Should we teach students in history class that some people don't think Napoleon Bonaparte ever existed, and others think Jesus Christ lived in the 11th century?


11 posted on 08/04/2005 10:37:16 AM PDT by Right Wing Professor
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I think the real problem is the confusion between the "real" science of plate tectonics and the very choppy, and much debated human evolution chain.
More the ideas presented better the decision- what needs to be taught is moral judgement.


14 posted on 08/04/2005 10:37:54 AM PDT by dimeadozen
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To: Puppage

"...puts America's schoolchildren at risk,"



Hmmm, I wonder if America's school children are put "at risk" when they find out that their President is getting bl*wj*bs in the Oval Office from an intern half his age???


23 posted on 08/04/2005 10:42:14 AM PDT by Hand em their arse
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To: Puppage
Like hell it does. By telling students there are different views about evolution it can only add to their education.

No it does not add to their educatation nor does your statement.

What is stated in the article is very correct and as a former University Grad, 43 should have known the difference between science and belief.

Beliefs such as ID can be taught in school but only in the religious classroom. However, ID is NOT a defined scientific theory and as such should never be taught in science classroom.

25 posted on 08/04/2005 10:42:33 AM PDT by hawkaw
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I thought the president's physical conditioning was putting America's schoolchildren at risk? These people need to make up their minds.


62 posted on 08/04/2005 11:00:20 AM PDT by rabidralph
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Telling them that ID is science is lying to them. But hey, lying is par for the course in some quarters.


67 posted on 08/04/2005 11:05:12 AM PDT by Junior (Just because the voices in your head tell you to do things doesn't mean you have to listen to them)
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To: Puppage
Like hell it does. By telling students there are different views about evolution it can only add to their education.

Can we also teach astrology as a viable theory?

75 posted on 08/04/2005 11:09:21 AM PDT by va4me
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To: Puppage
By telling students there are different views about evolution it can only add to their education.

We should also tell students that there are different views on the solar system.
112 posted on 08/04/2005 11:34:50 AM PDT by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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Exactly. Plus there is much more harm to them in learning about sexual techniques in grade school. But, we can't have any independent thinking going on, now can we! ;-)


160 posted on 08/04/2005 12:16:15 PM PDT by fortunecookie
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