The Kansas State Board of Education has once again thrown itself into the middle of the debate over evolution, adopting new science-curricula standards for the state's 445,000 public-school students that openly question Darwinian theory.The new standards, adopted Tuesday in a 6-4 vote after hours of sometimes hostile debate, are seen as a victory for religious fundamentalists even though the regulations don't require that Bible teachings be presented as an alternative to the theories of Charles Darwin, who said species evolved from a common source. Scientists and other foes assert that evolution is more than a theory, and that the new standards will prove an impediment to education.
"American children are consistently falling behind those of other nations in their knowledge and understanding of science," said Francisco Ayala, a biology professor at the University of California-Irvine. "We will not be able to close this gap if we substitute ideology for fact in our science classrooms."
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The newly approved Kansas regulations, which don't require the teaching of intelligent design, are significantly broader. They not only question the theory that all life has a common origin, they also rewrite the definition of science, holding that it no longer is limited to searching for natural explanations for natural phenomena.
Awsome! Can't wait to get my hands on the grant money awaiting for my research into my theory that Elvis was merely the latest incarnation of a million-year-old meta-intelligence that created a highly advanced simulation in which we are all "living".
they also rewrite the definition of science, holding that it no longer is limited to searching for natural explanations for natural phenomena.
I can't wait for the trial. The cross will make Dover look sensible.
...they also rewrite the definition of science, holding that it no longer is limited to searching for natural explanations for natural phenomena.
Scientific criticisms? Like:
ID is the result of embracing all the evidence, including the statistical probability evidence. Creationism has never denied a single shred of evidence, and no evidence ever found has in any way undermined special creation. The genitic code is a guiding plan to specifically prevent evolution, and it works really well [post #194, this thread].I can hardly wait.
" In the Copernican and Darwinian Revolutions lie hidden far more consequences than those hinted at above. For example, the “Green Revolution,” an attempt to alleviate hunger by hybridizing high-yield crops has fallen flat on its evolutionary face because none of the hybrids can survive for more than a handful of generations"
Seems as if TimeCube may have a competitor.
The lights may be going out.
but...
One gutsy teacher I saw on a newscast (sorry, channel surfing so I'm not sure of where) said she'd use ID to show what's wrong with non-science. Hope she keeps her job.