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To: tallhappy
Some one-day comment in passing in a minute percentage of biology classes in High schools that some people believe in ID is about as trivial an issue as there is.

We disagree here, big time. I think that you misunderstood my post. From what I have seen, instruction regarding evolution in biology class in high school is very limited, as is instruction in other sciences. Most students (in my high school, at least) had no instruction in the TOE at all. What little there is should not be mixed in with the non-science of ID.

ID is not scientific, it is not science, it contributes absolutely nothing to our understanding of biology, it makes totally unsupportable claims against our understanding of biology, and it has no place whatsoever in biology class. Science is not about what we believe in, it is about what known facts support.

What I don't understand is why school boards are spending their funding on pointless court battles, all the while complaining that they don't have enough money to fund the schools. It is totally, fiscally irresponsible. To call their actions "conservative" is an insult to conservatism.

169 posted on 11/08/2005 12:55:37 PM PST by wyattearp (The best weapon to have in a gunfight is a shotgun - preferably from ambush.)
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To: wyattearp
TOE is actually quite advanced. There is no reason to deal with it much in HS biology.

I see no reason to add the ID disclaimer either.

Anything is OK with me.

The problem is this argument is not over scientific merit but is socio/political.

Actually teaching basics of biology should not get lost.

What is life, what are the basic forms of life, how are they classified and why, what are the components of life etc... -- there is a lot.

176 posted on 11/08/2005 1:02:24 PM PST by tallhappy (Juntos Podemos!)
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