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Teachers 'fear evolution lessons'
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| Thursday, 4 October 2007
Posted on 10/05/2007 6:26:08 AM PDT by SubGeniusX
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To: SubGeniusX
I find it fascinating when political correctness runs into these dilemmas.
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:27:28 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("There is no such thing as death for a Christian who believes in the Resurrection." ~ Fr. Ho Lung)
To: DaveLoneRanger
The teaching of evolution is becoming increasingly difficult in UK schools because of the rise of creationism, a leading scientist is warning. Head of science at London's Institute of Education Professor Michael Reiss says some teachers, fearful of entering the debate, avoid the subject totally.
This could leave pupils with gaps in their scientific knowledge, he says.
Prof Reiss says the rise of creationism is partly down to the large increase in Muslim pupils in UK schools.
PING!!!
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:28:38 AM PDT
by
SubGeniusX
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To: SubGeniusX
"But Prof Reiss argues that there is an educational value in comparing creationist ideas with scientific theories like Darwin's theory of evolution because they demonstrate how science, unlike religious beliefs, can be tested." Pretty tough to "test" Evolution since Darwinists refuse to publish any peer-reviewed criteria for falsification.
Theories that have no falsification criteria should be left out of the class.
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:30:09 AM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Tax-chick
Fisrt it was the teachers afraid to teach about the Holocaust....
Now they are afraid to teach SCIENCE!
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:30:23 AM PDT
by
SubGeniusX
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To: SubGeniusX
This could leave pupils with gaps in their scientific knowledge, Missing evolution lessons will not prevent these kids from growing up to design spacecraft, build nuclear power plants or develop the cure to cancer.
They'll be no better or worse as scientists.
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:30:33 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: SubGeniusX
"Prof Reiss says the rise of creationism is partly down to the large increase in Muslim pupils in UK schools."
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:30:48 AM PDT
by
CarrotAndStick
(The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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To: Southack
Theories that have no falsification criteria should be left out of the class.
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So you completely agree, then, that creationism and ID should never be taught in any science class.
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:33:53 AM PDT
by
dmz
To: SubGeniusX
It is delicious to watch the PC/pro-evolution fantasy establishment twist in the wind on this one...
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:34:17 AM PDT
by
Elpasser
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To: dmz
"So you completely agree, then, that creationism and ID should never be taught in any science class." Intelligent Design is easily falsified. Where there is no bias in a system, there is no ID.
The same can't be said for Evolutionary Theory, however. No Darwinist will submit falsification criteria for ToE to any peer-reviewed scientific group.
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:36:16 AM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: SubGeniusX
Science has been pretty much defined in such a way so that only physical aspects of the natural world qualify as science. No supernatural stuff. No transcendant stuff.
In addition, so far as I know, religion classes have pretty much disappeared from public schools, so that sort of forum, for supernatural or transcendant stuff, has been eliminated.
In this way, the material beliefs of the Evolutionists win by default.
I'd like government schools eliminated so that parents have a diversity of choices and can send their children to schools which have curriculums with which they agree. My second choice would be to bring back religion classes in schools so that the importance of transcendant values can be communicated to children. My third choice would be to change science classes so that the controversy (and yes: there is a controversy) can be openly discussed.
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:37:00 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead.)
To: SubGeniusX
Prof Reiss says the rise of creationism is partly down to the large increase in Muslim pupils in UK schools. I love it when two politcally protected groups clash. Will Muslims be forced to learn about evolution or will liberals teach creationism again?
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:37:23 AM PDT
by
Barney Gumble
(A liberal is someone too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel - Robert Frost)
To: SubGeniusX
Teenagers are proof that evolution is impossible.
To: TonyRo76
Sad to say, but some Christians could stand to learn a lot from the Muzzies on this one.No thanks. 7th century myth belongs in philosophy class, whether its creationism or the study of moon gods.
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:38:53 AM PDT
by
GunRunner
(Thompson 2008 - Security, Unity, Prosperity)
To: SubGeniusX
“Muslim families do not accept evolutionary theory compared with Christian families.”
I don’t accept this statement. Maybe C.of.E Christians but that church was started by Henry the Eight and not by God.
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:39:17 AM PDT
by
edcoil
(Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
To: SubGeniusX
There are plenty here at FR who agree with banning evolution from the classroom and teaching creationism. Muslims don’t have a lock on the issue by any means. In fact, Huckabee is all for teaching creationism in the classroom.
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:40:51 AM PDT
by
saganite
To: SubGeniusX
You can take the man out of the Middle Ages, but you can’t take the Middle Ages out of the man.
You can take the man out of the Middle East, but you can’t take the Middle East out of the man.
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:42:04 AM PDT
by
beavus
(People are rational in the mundane. Irrationality is left for what matters most.)
To: saganite
Intelligent Design is the only theory that scientifically explains all modern transgenic animals.
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:43:09 AM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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