Intelligent Design can not be taught in Pa. schools

I'm not saying it needs to be in public school. I think it can and maybe should be offered in some type of elective course. I believe it can be taught without bringing Christ into the mix. The vast majority of the world population believe in some type of supreme being. They just tend to disagree on the details, and argue about whose god is better. My main point is that as long as it remains a possibility, however remote, it should not be ignored.

 

sure. i took lots of religion in college. it was fun.

right we shouldnt ignore any possibilities. we should teach children that all life forms might have sprung from a magical region on uranus. i know the odds are remote, but we cant ignore uranus (or mine).

 

Well, I guess we should quit teaching evolution in schools also. As I stated before, there is evidence to support it, but it has never been proven. It is even listed as a theory. Also, by saying we were created by a supreme being, that technically could include the spaghetti monster. Noone is saying you have to teach about a specific God, just the possibility that we may have been created by a higher power.

 

where did uranus come from? did it spring from a magic region on Jupiter?

 

And in theory, I agree with you. However, I can't say that I would honestly care if some teacher in BFE mentions that ID is something that many people believe.

 

The difference being that there's a large amount of scientific evidence to support evolution. Where as there doesn't appear to be much, if any, scientific evidence to support creationism.

It isn't about whether you mention a specific God. For there are many that don't believe in a god at all.

 

sure, you can mention whatever, but it should specifically not be a part of the curriculum. you can mention whatever you want. obviouslyt, teachers can mention the tv show they saw last night, or any other irrelevant thing. there is nothing wrong with wasting a little time. but the curriculum of a science class is science, not folklore. no matter how many people believe the folklore.

 

I have been listening to Coast to Coast AM with George Norry alot, so I know now, that pretty much everything we know about science is wrong anyway. Why study the speed of light when the speed of darkness is waiting to be discovered. And our physics is just stupid. We will never be able to send Jon Titor back to the future if someone doesn't wise up. And then there is the reptile people. They are plotting their invasion now.

If you don't know what I'm talking about visit www.coasttocoastam.com and listen to the show on 870 AM from 12-4 am.

 

i am saying you shouldnt teach as science the possibility of any unfounded random piece of information. neutrinos could be squirting out of a magic monkey's ear, but there is no reason to think that other than i just made it up, therefore it has no place in science.

so my question to you is this: how many people should believe in something before you want to mention it in a science class? if i convince people that the coke/pop rox mouth explosion story is true (but unprovable because it only works on zombies), can we mention that in class?

 

Good point. There is much more evidence supporting evolution, however it is still theory, and some people don't want theories to be taught in schools. There is no perfect blanket way to handle the situation.If you ignore ID in schools, religious people may be offended, but if you do teach it in schools, then atheists will definitely be offended. I don't have a solution to this problem, but it will never be solved without people on each side giving a little ground.