[Virginia-American]

But I would think critical analysis is part and parcel of what happens among those who are being educated. Is that not what schools want to encourage at this grade level?

There are a h*ll of a lot of totally undisputed *facts* that have to be learned. Biochemistry and evolution provide the most important means of organizing the immense body of biological data.

Once one has the knowledge, then one is in a position to understand and appreciate the real and pseudo challenges to standard theory.

It really helps if you know a lot about the Solar System and astronomy in general before you're exposed to astrology or Ted Holden. Ditto biology and the the "Icons" foolishness or Hovind or whatever.

[PatrickHenry]

It really helps if you know a lot about the Solar System and astronomy in general before you're exposed to astrology or Ted Holden. Ditto biology and the the "Icons" foolishness or Hovind or whatever.

That's good. Very good.

[Fester Chugabrew]

Biochemistry and evolution provide the most important means of organizing the immense body of biological data.

Evolution does not assist in organizing facts and data. It makes unnecessary assumptions once the data has already been organized. I could learn the ins and outs of molecular biology very easily without making the assumption there is no god involved, but I could n't even participate in the gathering and observation of facts were it not for intelligence and design.