zinfamous
No Lifer
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Originally posted by: Arkitech
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: Arkitech
Originally posted by: torpid
Originally posted by: ArkitechThis is the problems with these type of discussions, you can not apply the same rules on religion that you can on science. Science is a discipline based in observation and experimentation, religion is a practice of faith. Although the two are not mutually exclusive the approach is different. Billions of people on this planet have a spiritual inclination (likely some in your own families) and it's foolish to dismiss their beliefs as nothing more than antiquated superstitions. At the very least investigate something before you attempting to become the authority on what is'nt real or factual.
For the most part I agree with your overall position in the above paragraph. However, since you will agree that Science is a completely different discipline, I hope you would also agree that a class that is focused on science should never present something unscientific as an alternative. If they are to discuss intelligent design, it should be the "before science came in and whooped its ass" in the same way spontaneous appearance of maggots on meat is handled.
I don't agree with your slant on ID but I agree that science class should be based on science. I definitely don't side with the thought that bible education or religion needs to be forced on people who don't want it.
...which is what ID is. that is not debatable.
Not true, belief in ID does'nt meant that I want to enforce it on others. In fact I don't think belief in ID means disbelief in evolution.
actually, ID is not evolution. Those who support ID simply do not understand the point of evolution, or how it works. In fact, a lot of ID flat-out denies the most elegant principles of evolutionary theory.
This may seem new to you, but that really isn't your fault. If you read the ID literature, it pretty much fabricates it's own "facts" about the evidence regarding evolution that are so false, well, it would make baby jesus cry. If you don't see why it fabricates the reality of evolution, then you need to start reading more
Gould
