Whereas "Intelligent Design" is a statement of faith and all the arguments in the world cannot shake the faith of those who adhere to this political wedge strategy, and
Whereas the "Intelligent Design" folks have already demonstrated in the Southern Baptist Convention that they have the votes to force teachers to "teach that pickles have souls," and
Whereas the "Intelligent Design" folks have easily got sufficient votes in several states to force teachers to teach that the earth is flat,
Science teachers might as well resign themselves to "Having Fun With Intelligent Design." David Morris' suggestions posted on AlterNet today are hereby commended.
P.S. I'm still waiting to hear an answer to how the "theory" of "Intelligent Design" can be tested to prove its veracity or falsity and how the "theory" expands our understanding of nature. Without a viable answer, I still conclude that it is a statement of faith designed to end debate about origins.
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As a Democratic ward chair in Albuquerque I was at the meeting when Bill Richardson announced his candidacy for Governor of New Mexico. He had a wonderful speech and ended it with how he wanted to improve education for the state by the usual politician's quick fix, more testing. I raised my hand and said, "As a teacher who is at the forefront of all fixing of education and are never consulted, would you just let us teach. We want to teach science not religion, we want to teach history, not political correct guilt trips. If you want to fix education STOP TRYING TO FIX IT."
Ever since Reagan came out with his Nation At Risk in 1985 teachers have been taking it in the neck from all sides, left and right. 90% of all teaching no matter the subject is classroom management. The left wants us to cuddle and let them run wild. Education cannot happen in chaos. But there is no discipline policy, or it is not enforced. The right want to dictate to us what can or cannot be taught, as if the five years plus of College education did not prepare us to do that on our own. Teachers need support and professional freedom. If your child's education is wanting it is because those are the two things lacking in education today.
Snoofy,
All "Intelligent Design" is is a conclusion.
Evolution is a theory. Based on that theory, scientists make hypotheses about the trajectory in which life developed. Those hypotheses can be verified, falsified, or modified.
What does ID do to advance knowledge and understanding?
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