Posted on 09/26/2005 1:53:21 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
A Pennsylvania school district's use of "intelligent design" in its high school biology curriculum goes on trial in federal court today in the nation's first legal challenge to the idea, which contends that evolutionary theory alone does not explain how life on Earth took shape.
The lawsuit, brought by 11 parents in the Dover Area School District, attacks as unconstitutional the year-old policy of telling ninth-grade biology students that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution "is not a fact. Gaps in the Theory exist for which there is no evidence." School officials also recommend a book on intelligent design, or ID.
The plaintiffs, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State, argue that the policy -- which does not require students to study intelligent design -- serves religious, not secular ends, violating the First Amendment.
ID proponents say scientists can look at life forms and identify the work of a controlling "intelligence," although ID advocates are not specific about the nature of that force. While they do not reject all evolutionary theory, ID proponents argue that it incorrectly insists life took shape purely through a mindless process.
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You may want to bone up a bit on your science education again. I know you have told me you have taken lots of classes....Didn't stick I guess.
Yes, there there are scientists who make the case that chimpanzees are sufficiently related to humans that the taxonomical classifications should be the same on the genus level.
Is that what you are saying?
What I'm saying is, like it or not, you are genetically and taxonomically related to the rest of the Hominidae family.
Some argue? It isn't unanimous? Some scientists disagree? Is that what you are saying?
But, but, I was told here on FR that there are no contradictions in science.
Perhaps you should try to understand the evidence before criticising a bizarre cartoon version of how scientists treat fossils. Do you really think people who spend their lives on this are that stupid?
It is easier for me to get a life than for you to get a brain.
At least you don't suffer from the possibility of that particular vanity.
Meaning, of course, that science does not attribute ongoing events to the interventions of God. Neither does science blame God for hurricanes and earthquakes or disease.
If, however, ID gets into the classroom, it will be taught that the anonymous designer -- space aliens or whatever -- has designed diseases, parasites, predators and other nasties.
If you like the way public schools teach sex education, you will love the way they teach ID.
Really? Can you cite an example?
It's no worse than what evolutionists accuse creationists of doing. Seems as though evolutionists are incapable of accepting the fact that someone can look at the same data and arrive at a different conclusion. Don't scientists even do that at times or are they ALWAYS in agreement?
"flapdoodle"?
What kind of scientific term is that?
This is a common criticism of the mainstream scientific conclusions made by creationists here on FR. Unfortunately it is completely uninformed as to the nature of the scientific process. The key thing about scientific theories is that they should make successful predictions about as-yet unobserved data-points. The theory of evolution has 150 years of success at that or scientists would abandon it. Predictions made by creation-science and ID, such as they are, invariably fall flat on their faces.
This was on one of the last few evolution threads. I have an idea where but it'll take some time to find it.
"What I'm saying is, like it or not, you are genetically and taxonomically related to the rest of the Hominidae family."
Of course - we have the same Creator!
Considering you don't know me, I don't really value your opinion.
Doubtful.
By your words, I know you.
Scientists have not nor will they ever be able to "prove" evolution. But that isn't to say that shouldn't keep trying.
And by yours, I know you. You are one of the pompous, smarter-than-anyone else, evolutionists. Not impressed.
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