[Ditter]

A "NEW" theory? *snort* This is what Mr. Ditter and I have always believed, and guess what? So did our parents.

[Sax]

Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddism all believe in a higher power. Intelligent design is a generic idea saying a higher power is involved in our existance. What percentage of the global population already believes this?

Common sense is not your enemy.

[Mylo]

Covering the Intelligent Design Hypothesis can be done in about three hours maximum. There simply isn't any more to it. The theory of Evolution through natural selection, and the hypothesis of abiogenesis (separate subjects, despite the ignorance of those who hate and fear both, but understand neither.), however, cannot be covered in its entirety even if you kept those kids in science class all day every day of their High School years.

So if by "alongside" you mean that ID is mentioned and discussed once or twice, no problem.

If by "alongside" you mean that equal time should be given; your poorly serving our already undereducated kids in public schools. They will not learn about one of the central tenets of Biology in depth, and they will waste time mucking about with a philosophical question that has little, if any, bearing upon our understanding of how Biological systems operate.

[shuckmaster]

It proposes that life is too complex to have developed through evolution, and an unseen power must have had a hand.

Anyone who falls for that crock has no business calling themselves an educator.

[curiosity]

First Holland and now Australia. The cancer spreads..

[RightWhale]

They might consider what science actually is. Teach that and let these other issues fall out wherever.

[Antonello]

...but only if it is balanced by the instruction of established science.

Oh, well that's all right, then. Why stop there, though? What do you say we teach pig-latin as long as it's balanced by still teaching English? And how about the Hollow Earth theory, balanced, of course, by a dose of geology? Toss in a geography course that splits its time between the U.S. and Atlantis and you've got a full curriculum. Oh, but you better save room for the Driver's Ed/Flying Carpet Piloting class.

[Vaquero]

Crikey!!!!!

[blowfish]

As long as they include all sides of the issue, including this one

[tm22721]

45% of Americans believe that humans were created 10,000 years ago by God.

That says it all.

BUMP

[Kokojmudd]

[trubluolyguy]

"ID now hitting Australia!"


HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


The "evolutionaries" down under must be apoplectic.

[naturalman1975]

People reading this should probably be aware that though Australia has a provision in its Constitution concerning religion that is very similar to the provisions in the US First Amendment (mainly because those who wrote the Australian Constitution copied it), it's been interpreted quite differently by our courts, here, and as a result provided it is voluntary, and provided no public money is provided to pay for it, religious instruction is permitted in Australian state schools. Dr Nelson's comments should be viewed in light of that fact.