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To: Right Wing Professor

Evolution's had its fair share of bogus information.

Here's my personal preference though; I have no problem with the theory of evolution. The only thing that concerns me is that it's taught as FACT, when it has yet to be proven as such.

Teach and schools all they want. Heck, showcase competing theories such as ID alongside it! But all that matters to me is that people remember the 'theory' part of the phrase.

Teaching evolution = okay.

Teaching evolution as fact = not okay.


203 posted on 09/13/2005 8:32:32 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (We DARE Defend Our Rights [Alabama State Motto])
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To: Ultra Sonic 007; Right Wing Professor
Evolution's had its fair share of bogus information.

Yes, it has.

Funny thing, though - all of the evolutionary mistakes and frauds have been exposed by scientists. Compare that with the creationist lies and frauds, which have been exposed by... scientists.

Scientists approach all new information with skepticism, even information that would seem to reinforce their original impressions. That's part of the scientific method.

It tells you who's really interested in truth and who's interested only in promoting an agenda.

Heck, showcase competing theories such as ID alongside it!

ID isn't a scientific theory. It fails the most simple test of the word. There are no competing scientific theories. Once there are, they should of course be taught alongside evolution. Until then, keep the bogus ID pseudo-science out of the classroom.

Once again, you imply that "theory" somehow means "not proven." That's just not the case, and insisting that it does is disingenuous at best.

219 posted on 09/13/2005 9:13:17 AM PDT by highball ("I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." -- Thomas Jefferson)
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