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To: elmer fudd

"So you're saying we shouldn't teach relativity, the Bohr atom, or plate tectonics. They all are just theories after all."

ABSOLUTELY NOT! Please re-read my statement. I am asking that Darwinistic Evolution be TAUGHT as a THEORY, just as the other theories you mentioned are taught - if you read my entire statement, you will see that NOWHERE do I mention that evolution should not be taught. That is a false statement on your part. However, it is indicative of the kind of dialogue that is now taking place regarding the debates about early man. Any attempt to deviate from the "official" position - regardless of the reason - will be shouted down or demeaned as "censorship", when in fact it is merely an attempt to broaden understanding of the science behind evolution.

How many discussions about parellellism in early hominid/primate evolution have been shouted down, thanks to the rigid mindset of professors intent on dispensing only their "official" view of hominid evolution? How many hominid fossil discoveries have been dismissed or mis-catagorized because they did not fit in with the "official" version of evolution? How many times will real questions about the origin of the species be shouted down because no one must question the "official" position on evolution?

What I am saying is this: SCIENCE is not being taught. Evolution is a theory, and in order for it to be taught, it must be open to new viewpoints. As long as the educational establishment sees it as a cause and not a theory, Evolutionary Theory will NOT be science - it will be dogma.

Do you really want them to teach dogma? Or do you want them to push the boundaries, ask questions, and bring SCIENCE back into the study of the Origins of Man?


116 posted on 01/13/2006 11:32:48 PM PST by dandelion
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To: dandelion
Evolution is a theory, and in order for it to be taught, it must be open to new viewpoints.

How, specifically, should it be taught differently than it is now? Make sure that any nuances you have regarding the method of teaching it would be equally applicable to all other theories taught in schools, including plate tectonic theory, atomic theory and gravitational theory (more commonly known as relativity theory).
118 posted on 01/13/2006 11:36:55 PM PST by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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To: dandelion
//be shouted down because no one must question the "official" position on evolution//

That says it all dandelion

Wolf
121 posted on 01/13/2006 11:50:54 PM PST by RunningWolf (Vet US Army Air Cav 1975)
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