Posted on 11/07/2002 7:07:47 PM PST by Nebullis
The AAAS Board recently passed a resolution urging policymakers to oppose teaching "Intelligent Design Theory" within science classrooms, but rather, to keep it separate, in the same way that creationism and other religious teachings are currently handled.
"The United States has promised that no child will be left behind in the classroom," said Alan I. Leshner, CEO and executive publisher for AAAS. "If intelligent design theory is presented within science courses as factually based, it is likely to confuse American schoolchildren and to undermine the integrity of U.S. science education."
American society supports and encourages a broad range of viewpoints, Leshner noted. While this diversity enriches the educational experience for students, he added, science-based information and conceptual belief systems should not be presented together.
Peter H. Raven, chairman of the AAAS Board of Directors, agreed:
"The ID movement argues that random mutation in nature and natural selection can't explain the diversity of life forms or their complexity and that these things may be explained only by an extra-natural intelligent agent," said Raven, Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden. "This is an interesting philosophical or theological concept, and some people have strong feelings about it. Unfortunately, it's being put forth as a scientifically based alternative to the theory of biological evolution. Intelligent design theory has so far not been supported by peer-reviewed, published evidence."
In contrast, the theory of biological evolution is well-supported, and not a "disputed view" within the scientific community, as some ID proponents have suggested, for example, through "disclaimer" stickers affixed to textbooks in Cobb County, Georgia.
"The contemporary theory of biological evolution is one of the most robust products of scientific inquiry," the AAAS Board of Directors wrote in a resolution released today. "AAAS urges citizens across the nation to oppose the establishment of policies that would permit the teaching of `intelligent design theory' as a part of the science curriculum of the public schools."
The AAAS Board resolved to oppose claims that intelligent design theory is scientifically based, in response to a number of recent ID-related threats to public science education.
In Georgia, for example, the Cobb County District School Board decided in March this year to affix stickers to science textbooks, telling students that "evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things." Following a lawsuit filed August 21 by the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, the school board on September 26 modified its policy statement, but again described evolution as a "disputed view" that must be "balanced" in the classroom, taking into account other family teachings. The exact impact of the amended school board policy in Cobb County classrooms remains unclear.
A similar challenge is underway in Ohio, where the state's education board on October 14 passed a unanimous, though preliminary vote to keep ID theory out of the state's science classrooms. But, their ruling left the door open for local school districts to present ID theory together with science, and suggested that scientists should "continue to investigate and critically analyze aspects of evolutionary theory." In fact, even while the state-level debate continued, the Patrick Henry Local School District, based in Columbus, passed a motion this June to support "the idea of intelligent design being included as appropriate in classroom discussions in addition to other scientific theories."
The Ohio State Education Board is inviting further public comment through November. In December, board members will vote to conclusively determine whether alternatives to evolution should be included in new guidelines that spell out what students need to know about science at different grade levels. Meanwhile, ID theorists have reportedly been active in Missouri, Kansas, New Mexico, New Jersey, and other states, as well Ohio and Georgia.
While asking policymakers to oppose the teaching of ID theory within science classes, the AAAS also called on its 272 affiliated societies, its members, and the public to promote fact-based, standards-based science education for American schoolchildren.
That may be so, but the Darwininians are doing the best existing impression of it.
Already he has confused probability (ableit high) with determinism. He is either being dishonest or ignorant.
No he has not - notice the word 'or' between the two. What he is saying is quite simple, if there is a high degree of chance of something occurring then we should not call it designed. It may be, but it cannot be said to be so reasonably. I do not see what anyone can object to about that. All three parts of his proposition are in his view required for something to be intelligently designed. For a short explanation, I think it is a good guide to show that something could not have occurred materialistically.
And the complexity of a human being - a board with 100 trillion cells beats them all. What makes it intelligently designed though is both the complexity AND the specificity of the parts.
What is amusing is that if one has a provably un-provable proposition, mathematical theory bifurcates by adding either proposition or its negation to the set of axioms being used.
Amusing indeed!
Only if the player thinks.
Clinton's administration was known for several things, including stonewalling, abuse of power and obstruction of justice. Are you referring to any of these?
f.Christian, with his ravings; these are truly the American Taliban. It's easy to mock their arguments for ID, but one shouldn't discount their seriousness, or the lengths to which they will go to.
Evolution...Atheism-dehumanism---TYRANNY(pc/liberal/govt-religion/rhetoric)...
Then came the SPLIT SCHIZOPHRENIA/ZOMBIE/BRAVE-NWO1984 LIBERAL NEO-Soviet Darwin/ACLU America---the post-modern planet of the Ape/RWP* age of switch-flip-spin-DEFORMITY-cancer...Atheist secular materialists through ATHEISM/evolution CHANGED-REMOVED the foundations...demolished the wall(separation of state/religion)--trampled the TRUTH-GOD...built a satanic temple/SWAMP-MALARIA/RELIGION(cult of darwin-marx-satan) over them---REDACTED and made these absolutes subordinate--relative and calling/CHANGING all the... residuals---technology/science === TO evolution via schlock/sMUCK IDEOLOGY/lies/bias...to substantiate/justify their efforts--claims...social engineering--PC--atheism...anti-God/Truth RELIGION(USSC monopoly)--and declared a crusade/WAR--JIHAD--INTOLERANCE/TYRANNY(breaking the establishment clause)...against God--man--society/FREEDOM/LIBERTY/SCIENCE!!
*...RWP---RightWingProfessor!
I'll post a few reminders to you...nazi science---RWN'SS'P(ONE size/'science'...fits all)!
It was very interesting and you made a few historical observations that I wanted to check into. I found this article which included a few historical tidbits I didn't know:
In fact Lobachevsky fared no better than Bolyai in gaining public recognition for his momentous work. He published Geometrical investigations on the theory of parallels in 1840 which, in its 61 pages, gives the clearest account of Lobachevsky's work...
Truth
Character/wisdom
human intellect...
pick two!
Not in a direct sense, but philosophically it seems to be very close. I mean the attacks on the religious right, e.g. Kenneth Starr, the attacks on people and not the validity of the accusation, e.g. Paula Jones as trailer park trash, etc. What might be amusing is matching the cast of characters, Janet Reno, James CarVile, George Snuffleupagus, Bill Klintoon hisself, the forehead Begalala, the toesucker Morris, the Mrs. Perjurer etc., to ...
I have imagined the pairings.
fit their desire!
But if you are casting parts, you must find someone to be Terry Lenzner since he was paid to do the research and enjoyed it so much.
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