While I firmly believe in evolution and see no contradictions in this belief in Christianity, it saddens me that schoolboards are not being allowed the slightest discretian in at least acknowleding that other viewpoints are out there.
Just one sentenc would put a lot of people at ease.
Evolution is about far more than just pure science, and anyone who tells you differently is full of it. Really, it's of very little consequence that one tortoise evolved from another after two populations had become isolated from one another. Useless OUTSIDE of what this tell us of who we are and where we came from.
And that is a much bigger subject and one that should not be taken lightly. It need not be discussed in a scientific classroom, but this is quite different than ionization energies.
Sure, evolution is useful in explaining viral and bacterial development, but when dealing with larger organisms, again, it's useless outside of what it tells us about the origins of "us" and life on this planet.
And what is the practical use of knowing about a heliocentric solar system, for anyone not sending a probe to the outer planets?
Useless OUTSIDE of what this tell us of who we are and where we came from.
But that, of course, is one of the primary motivations behind all of human knowledge.
Really, it's of very little consequence that one tortoise evolved from another after two populations had become isolated from one another.
First of all, the attack isn't just on the concept of natural selection. The attack is on empiricism and on the methodological heart and soul of science.
If you read the posts of evolution opponents you will quickly find out that they reject all of science, including physics.
Especially physics.
It's not about "putting people at ease." It's about science and whether or not we should make science conform to our ideology.
That's the trouble with creationism. It's a fuzzy-headed attempt to not hurt people's feelings with facts they don't like.
It's Political Correctness for social conservatives, and it's both as silly and as dangerous as the leftist version.
Sounds to me like the people served by that school district wanted a little say in the matter, too.
it saddens me that schoolboards are not being allowed the slightest discretian in at least acknowleding that other viewpoints are out there.