Intelligent Design

[Not Afraid]

And God is looking on saying "You laughing at me?"

[tracilicious]

I do believe in God, etc. But I don't want it taught to my kids in school. That's not what I'm sending them for. Even if I disagree with Darwin, there are still merits to learning various theories and ways of thinking. They are presented as theories anyways. Not solid fact. I think if people want to combine spirituality and school then they should send their kids to a religious school. Or homeschool. Don't muck up my kids biology class.

[Moonliner]

Aside from all the issues surrounding ID vs Evolution, I have to say it's nice to see that at least occasionally democracy works for the people. No matter which side of the argument you are on it's fairly clear that the school board somehow lost touch with the parents in that state. Hopefully this will serve as a shot across the bow of other school boards that don't listen to parents.

[Name]

For once, I actually agree with the Vatican on the subject of intelligent design.....

http://science.slashdot.org/article....&tid=99&tid=14

typobox43 writes "A Vatican representative has expressed a defense of the theory of evolution, stating that it is "perfectly compatible" with the Genesis story of creation. "The fundamentalists want to give a scientific meaning to words that had no scientific aim," he said at a Vatican press conference. He said the real message in Genesis was that "the universe didn't make itself and had a creator"."

The slashdot posting also has some really interesting discussion on intelligent design and science as well, and since I agree with intelligent design is not science, I agree with the folks on slashdot that hold that position as well....

[€uroMeinke]

We are DEVO

Honestly - I think Metaphysics needs to be mandatory for all graduating seniors

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I think Metaphysics needs to be mandatory for all graduating seniors

"I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam—I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me."
Woody Allen

[SacTown Chronic]

This ID stuff sounds serious.

"I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: if there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God, you just rejected Him from your city," Robertson said on his daily television show broadcast from Virginia, "The 700 Club."

"And don't wonder why He hasn't helped you when problems begin, if they begin. I'm not saying they will, but if they do, just remember, you just voted God out of your city. And if that's the case, don't ask for His help because he might not be there," he said.

And don't try turning to FEMA, good citizens of Dover.

[Gemini Cricket]

Name- I saw that, too. I agree also. That's what the science nuns in my grade and high school taught us.

I'm trying to get Ralphie to post about Intelligent Design. He's being sheepish. He has a lot of good points about what's going on. I'll try some more.

[Stan4dSteph]

Intelligent design is not science. Feel free to teach it in a philosophy or theology class, but it doesn't belong in the science classroom. I also find it interesting that generally those people advocating this and saying it's not religion are only viewing it from the Christian perspective. What about all the other deities who could have been the designer?

[€uroMeinke]

You know, I'm not sure how inteligent design is contrary to evolution any more than it is to the Big Bang Theory - they all might be the work of an intelligent designer.