Posted on 02/19/2009 4:06:47 PM PST by GodGunsGuts
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4. Would you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree that teachers and students should have the academic freedom to discuss both the strengths and weaknesses of evolution as a scientific theory?
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5. Charles Darwin wrote that when considering the evidence for his theory of evolution, “…a fair result can be obtained only by fully stating and balancing the facts and arguments on both sides of each question.” Do you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with Darwin’s statement?
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6. I am going to read you two statements about Biology teachers teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution. Please tell me which statement comes closest to your own point of view—Statement A or Statement B?
Statement A: Biology teachers should teach only Darwin’s theory of evolution and the scientific evidence that supports it.
Statement B: Biology teachers should teach Darwin’s theory of evolution, but also the scientific evidence against it.
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You said you wanted to teach ID. You do realize that one of the basic tenents of ID is that God may be dead since there exists no evidence that he has been alive in the last few hundred million years?
As far as I understand, the 'main creation science' is as written in the Bible in Genesis. That doesn't classify as science class material.
No, since the Bible does not declare alchemy nor flat earth notions to be true.
Find the missing link yet?
If not for a “Temple of Chemistry” zealots keeping out our important work and marginalizing and discrediting out spokesmen, we would have long ago superseded Chemistry as the primary science-like theory of matter.
You just put the burden on them. If you’re not willing to do any of the work, what entitles you to have any say in the matter?
The description of God’s miraculous creation of the earth is indeed found in Genesis. So is the account of the world wide flood.
Creation science presupposes these incidents to be true. So, Biology, Chemistry, Geology etc. are taught from these presuppositions.
For example in Geology we learn the principle of superposition, creation/formation of various strata, petrification and so forth, and in Biology we learn about cells, plant life, reproduction, DNA, micro (as opposed to macro) evolution, all without the imposition of evolutionary thought.
You go first.
Never mind, we don't feel like giving you another 150 years to spew more of your gibberish.
I also said (quoting myself):
“Please note, the above concerns pedagogy only — it isn’t meant to be a comment on the substantive issues (between evolution, and ID, etc.).”
You just have to look back at all the TOE/ID/Creationism threads on Freerepublic to realize that the “controversy” makes the subject far, far, more interesting than simply presenting the orthodox view. Do you expect students (teenagers at that!!) to just take teacher's word for things — or would you rather equip them to be able to think for themselves?
Probably not correct to brand all Christians as anti-evolutionary, if that’s what you meant.
The United Church of Darwin does not allow any disagreement.
They barfed up the inane theory.
It takes more than insults and righeous indgnation to prove it.
“We must have read different bibles. “
Indeed. Can you tell me about any verses on alchemy or flat earth?
Those aren’t missing links, sorry, try again. I’d like to see the link species between one species and the next. Most especially, I’d like to see the one between apes and man.
I am sure that you would be the first to call the principal's office if your child came home saying that the science teacher was teaching that God may be dead.
It is interesting. Ultimately, evolutionists see matter as eternal. Creationists see God as eternal.
Okay, have someone read this to you very slowly: It is incumbent upon the proponents of a theory to prove it.
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