Posted on 03/10/2006 8:09:38 AM PST by LouAvul
South Carolina (AP) -- The state Board of Education on Wednesday rejected a state panel's proposal to change high school standards on evolution by calling on students to "critically analyze" the theory.
Science teachers had complained that although critical analysis is part of all science, the wording was really a backdoor attempt to force educators to teach religious-based alternatives. In a 10-6 vote, board members agreed.
The Education Oversight Committee, a school reform panel made up of lawmakers, teachers, parents and other community members, recommended the change last month. Panel member Senator Mike Fair, R-Greenville, has said it was intended to introduce students to challenges to evolutionary theory.
Education Superintendent Inez Tenenbaum, a Democrat, has called the effort "a ploy to confuse the issue of evolution so that ultimately evolution won't be taught."
Officials disagreed over the effect of the vote.
Education department officials say the vote leaves previous science standards adopted in 2002 in place. But Representative Bob Walker, R-Landrum, said both the Education Oversight Committee and the Board of Education must agree on new standards.
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Or we can reject secular science, teach our kids God is in charge and go back to living in the Middle Ages, or like the Taliban.
Thanks, but I'll keep my indoor plumbing, modern medicine and computer.
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Because of leftists and secularists who believe in nothing but socialism are/have taken over the education institutions. If we are nothing, came from nothing, are better than nothing, than what does it matter? Other countries are beating us beacause maybe they haven't been educated/indoctrinated enough by secularists and humanists to "realize" that all we are animals.
Is there something factually incorrect about that remark? You should be happy that there will be others sharing in blissful ignorance.
I can agree with half of your statement. I've seen easily a dozen statements of faith from creationist/antievolution organizations (which typically include scientific points as well as theological ones). I recently posted one here. The Institute for Creation Research even requires that its staff resign their statement annually!
But I've never seen or heard of a mandatory affirmation of faith (or scientific views) associated with a mainstream science/evolutionist organization. Maybe you can help with that part?
"as a man thinks in his heart so is he", It is very simple, it's called behavioral science. Tell a child that he is a mistake and you will effect the way he looks at himself. tell a child he came from a monkey and it will effect the way he thinks of himself. The best example of this is the teenage premarital sex rate. since the kids believe that they are nothing but high order animals, then they should give into their urges instead of controlling them. The schools promote this idea and believe it, so they hand out condoms. There are so many statistics that I could throw out to prove this line of reasoning that space is not available. Just do a simple study: compare the behavior of children taught in a Christian school that teaches Creation to the behavior of children in a non-Christian school that teaches evolution. If you can't understand this, maybe you need to evolve more.
Probably right after the post where someone says that only God should understand the universe.
Every government in the history of the world has forced certain behaviors. We use the government force to prevent utilities from charging monopoly prices. We use government force to get people to pay for their policing and national defense. We use government force to stop people from committing fraud.
Spare me the anarchist nonsense.
"The Task Force finds that the most reliable information is produced by recognized, respected professional organizations which adhere to a strict standard of objective, peer-reviewed scientific study and which represent the consensus of the scientific community."
Well, I thought the operative word here was "scientific". And no group promotes junk science like attorneys. They can find a well credentialed expert that will support virtually any theory. But I digress.
The quote in question came from a 2005 government study on abortion. Now, you pro-choice and pro-lifers, which side did they come down on after that statement?
The only groups on earth promoting creationism are fundamentalist Christians and Muslims. Can you think of any others? If not, then why should we avoid mentioning a fact?
What's a few more idiots? We have plenty already. As far as employability goes, this issue has a self-corrective element as well.
And creation science most definitely should NOT receive any government accredidation. Home schoolers MUST teach their children about evolution. If they want to teach them some stupid "alternatives," well, then there's not much we can do to stop them. But their children must have a solid grasp of evolutionary theory.
My children better and their teachers should - or I'll choose better teachers. My doctor should - or I'll choose a better doctor. Is it sad an unfair for children to be filled with ignorance by their parents? Yeah. Tough. Let it be.
Jains. They also promote geocentrism.
The Catholic church accepts evolution. Do you think that all Catholics believe they are "nothing but high order animals"? Or perhaps they just have a different understanding than you of what Genesis means?
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