Students Learn Intelligent Design

Phillyburbs.com ^ | January 18, 2005 | Martha Raffaele

[Celtjew Libertarian]

Someone should propose an atheistic ID theory -- aliens seeded the earth or humans will discover time travel and will go back to start life.

Just to see heads explode on both sides of the debate. 8>)

[narby]

I don't think evolution is doing the job anymore

You have been suckered, just as the greenies have been. By junk science, this time used by some folks who make their living taking money from religious believers.

[munchtipq]

About 15 of 170 ninth-graders asked to be excused from class, Thompson said.

This is the truly shocking statement in this article. In my high school, if there was ever a reason to leave class, even for a few minutes, you took it! What's wrong with these kids today?

[Pete]

I'm just amazed that Christians actually want government schools to teach their children about religion.

Government schools have been teaching children about religion for a long time. It's called secular humanism. And, yes, according to the Supreme Court, that is a religion.

[NJ Neocon]

From the formless mists emerged Ymir, The frost giant. He was suckled by the cow Audhumble. God Odin slew Ymir and made the world from his corpse. Odin then formed an ash tree into the first man Aske, and an elm tree into a woman Embla and gave them lives and souls.

If you don't believe me it's all written in the Eddas for all to see.

Exactly

The fundamentalists are bigger fools than I took them for. All this does is open the door for competing moonbat religious belief to muscle its way in.

[narby]

defending their unsupported theories.

"unsupported"?

You're delusional.

[Doctor Stochastic]

What was your specific statistical problem with evolutionary theory?

[Celtjew Libertarian]

All this does is open the door for competing moonbat religious belief to muscle its way in.

Turtles all the way down?

[NJ Neocon]

I have a suggestion: How about people who disagree with creationists at least understand that many of us believe it and stop being so insulting. Thank you.

No one want crub yopur beliefs. Discussion of them is also welcom in a theology or philosophy class

Attempting to undermine sound science with lies and misdirections and offering a religious viewpoint as a scientific one in a public school is what we are against.

[visualops]

So they were "read a statement" informing them of the concept of/belief in intelligent design? That's idiotic.

the universe is so complex, it had to be created by an unspecified guiding force.

A Bronze Age person would have thought that of my computer, so what does that mean?

[narby]

aliens seeded the earth

That's already been proposed. The only problem is, where did the aliens come from, if it was impossible for evolution to occur anywhere?

[Savagemom]

On the contrary, I think the majority of the population has been "suckered" into buying a theory of origins that originated before the invention of the microscope - before we could actually SEE the infinite complexity of a single cell - until evolutionary theory can account for this level of complexity, I cannot in good conscience teach it as absolute truth. One theory of many, sure, but not the truth. How do we know that God didn't put us here? Or that He directed evolution to happen in His own way? Or that it really was aliens? The TRUTH is, we just don't know, and it is arrogant of us to pretend we have all the answers in this one flawed theory.

[visualops]

it is taught to children as absolute fact

Any decent teacher will teach it as what it is, theory (which was how I was taught). As a Catholic you should know the Church does not have a problem with the theory of evolution; the search for truth is always worthwhile.

[TheForceOfOne]

I am open to anyone who can tell me how you get something from nothing. The fact that fossils exist proves some length of history can be confirmed. Religion bases its theory on faith of what is written in a book that has also endured a length of time. Sean Hannity tried to talk about this the other day on his show but ended up not wanting to talk about it only saying that if it cannot be explained then there has to be a superior presence in some form to achieve this task. We are just specks upon a speck in the total picture so why would we ever have the ability to solve this mystery? It makes me hate life and cherish it at the same time.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

The only problem is, where did the aliens come from, if it was impossible for evolution to occur anywhere?

Which is why an atheistic ID argument would most likely be bootstrapping.

[visualops]

The problem is that ID is not a scientific theory, it's simply a belief.

[NJ Neocon]

Kids being exposed to something other than atheism?

Satan can't allow that. Watch the evilutionists come crawling out defending their unsupported theories.

More insulting, innacurate drivel from nmh.

Have of Chrisendom and 75% of Jews believ in evolution and see no conflict between it and creation by God. It is not just Athiests and in no Satanic plot.

[TheForceOfOne]

Teach both and the third if it arises and can hold a half cup of water.

[freepertoo]

Darwin on Trial (by a non-religionist)is also an outstanding read.

[NJ Neocon]

Wow...

Take a deep breath...

Relax...

Spell check...

Man, typing too fast.