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Quote by: Jack  That sort of belief is either the result of schools
not teaching evolutionary biology well enough or of students not
paying close enough attention.
To suggest that science has ever provided "proof for a
definite conclusion" of anything shows a lack of understanding of
scientific inquiry. |
Not only that, but whenever Intelligent Design is proposed as part of a curriculum, it has always been a question of whether religion should be taught in the public schools. It is a religious idea, not one that deals with the natural sciences. When you're learning about natural sciences, go to science class. If you want to read about ancient myths that require "faith" and not evidence, go to a church. Frankly, if I had never heard a
single word of the Creation Story, I would probably be better off. It's just not releveant to today's world. That's why Creationists want to force schools to make it relevant.
And creationist arguments are incredibly flimsy. They've already been thoroughly debunked. A standard objection to evolution is as follows: "...there is no concrete evidence proving that life forms have ever changed radically enough to be a new species" (as argued in Google Groups).
In response, some noted:
"That's a null argument; since 'species' is a human label,
you can simply claim that any given change doesn't constitute
a change in species. Numerous strains of organism have
evolved into strains that meet the accepted criteria for
the label of 'new species' -- for example, there are
strains of bacteria that can ONLY live in the presence of
synthetic antibiotics."
"Intelligent Design" is not a proposition about some purely materialistic phenomenon. It is supernaturalism. If superstitions were not being steadily debunked, we would still think the physically and mentally diseased were demon possessed.
Grandpa h.