tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post8286251895098450099..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: Thank God for Evolution, Part 1Gruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-39472604386545028572008-02-12T01:08:00.000-05:002008-02-12T01:08:00.000-05:00"Yes d-drew, it is absoluttely TERRIFYING to think..."Yes d-drew, it is absoluttely TERRIFYING to think that any alternative to the theory of evolution might be offered to schoolchildren."<BR/><BR/><BR/>When it is based upon blatant falsehoods and/or bad science yes it is bad for children and it is frankly foolish to think otherwise. As the over-used joke/political cartoon states, if we teach the 'alternatives' to evolution why not teach astrology (for astronomy), phrenology (for psychology), and alchemy (for chemistry). They are just as supported by the evidence and scientific community. You may not care about offering truth and reality in science class, but I (and thank goodness our courts) do! As I said/implied in my original post, on an individual level you can believe in fairies for all I care, but to act as though opnions imply truth is absurd. Only reality, as witnessed by empirical evidence, should be permitted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-33111883277396537782008-02-11T11:36:00.000-05:002008-02-11T11:36:00.000-05:00If you can identify an alternative theory to evolu...If you can identify an alternative theory to evolution that has undergone the same scientifically rigorous process of hypothesis and investigation that evolution has faced, it would be welcome in a classroom setting. However, creationism does not come from the scientific process - it is born from an assumption ("God created the world - and that's the only way it was created") and often flies in the face of scientific evidence (particularly when "scholars" try to distill millions of years worth of fossil record into the few thousand that have supposedly passed since Creation).<BR/><BR/>Creationism is better suited, academically, for theology class, not biology class. People who believe in creationism as a matter of personal faith do not offend me. But the idea that it holds the same scientific weight as evolution and should be taught with equal credibility is ludicrous. <BR/><BR/>There are thousands of creation myths in existence - do you propose we teach them all as scientifically possible, or only the one which you believe?virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17213082509257647264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-25344695053757129972008-02-11T09:22:00.000-05:002008-02-11T09:22:00.000-05:00Yes d-drew, it is absoluttely TERRIFYING to think ...Yes d-drew, it is absoluttely TERRIFYING to think that any alternative to the theory of evolution might be offered to schoolchildren.<BR/><BR/>The Horrors! <BR/><BR/>(thanks for proving my point)Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777483678013218629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-88403636354748788842008-02-06T19:51:00.000-05:002008-02-06T19:51:00.000-05:00I foolishly said Delaware in reference to 2005's K...I foolishly said Delaware in reference to 2005's Kitzmiller V Dover (even when I knew better I always thought of it as dover delaware), the case of course took place in Dover PAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-64281279999774117642008-02-06T14:59:00.000-05:002008-02-06T14:59:00.000-05:00It's interesting when you start poking around in e...It's interesting when you start poking around in early modern history how little traction the idea that the earth was flat has ever really had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-90691066529865638642008-02-06T14:04:00.000-05:002008-02-06T14:04:00.000-05:00I think to say that creationism is harmless is on ...I think to say that creationism is harmless is on an individual believer's level is safe if slightly understated. However, to say that it is harmless as a movement is an obvious falsehood. Delaware should have made it obvious, and now with Mike Huckabee's opportunity to become Vice President it should be terrifying. To discourage science on a governmental level is to discourage progress, and that is exactly why creationism isn't harmless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-32669103958466768142008-02-06T08:54:00.000-05:002008-02-06T08:54:00.000-05:00You know, I can appreciate what Dowd is trying to ...You know, I can appreciate what Dowd is trying to do here, but I've always taken a bit of an issue with those who insist that it is a "really serious problem(TM)".<BR/><BR/>I mean, so what if some people believe the world is flat? So what if some people believe in creationism over evolution? What exactly is the downside -- the cost to the rest of us -- of their holding onto this belief?<BR/><BR/>For such a "really serious problem(TM)", it sure seems rather harmless to me.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777483678013218629noreply@blogger.com