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Georgia Still Debating the Theory of Evolution
davida.b.:
Damn, what a bunch of white trash. This is just flat out dumb.
Acgrundy:
only in dumb ass fuckin states like georgia. shit you got people over there that are big reason's why America is so fuckin dumb.
I TO DA GEEZY:
--- Quote from: Ant on November 12, 2004, 04:12:14 PM ---
--- Quote from: Suga Foot on November 12, 2004, 03:25:34 PM ---I learned about Evolution, and the beggings of religion in High School. Why not just teach both? or give students a choice?
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Yeah that's understandable depending upon its presentation. The reason we should not teach both in a similiar context is because doing so gives legitimacy to a theory that has not earned it.
No one claims evolution is a perfect theory, but it is a scientific theory, one that has been put through a process, and earned the right to be considered 'theory.' Creationism on the other hand has not held up to the criticism of the scientific process. This is why they should not be presented as equals, and this is why students should not be given a choice over scientific theories.
You can't choose the scientific theory that suits you. You can choose a particular religiou, or worldview, but science is not a matter of choice or preference.
So basically, that is why this is a real issue, and why we should not be teaching evolution in biology classes. If you want to teach it in some sort of history or sociology course, then that is reasonable, but a few red states want to teach it as if it is a scientiific theory.
Hopefully this answers your question.
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Let me ask you this, What type of a process has it been put through? The diffrend skull structure of ancient Human Skeleton archeologists discovered?
What makes them think the Skelton is even Human(-by defenition or doesn't belong to some extinct Human alike rase)? Have we been seeing monkeys evolving into Human beings Alongside the Human rase?....A theory is something that is yet to be proven, it's not a fact....News Flash when it comes down to theories there's a great deal of choice for scientists and as far as religion goes in every religion there are strict rules that distinguish it from the rest of the religions so as soon as u follow one switching it is a logical dissonance...
Ant:
--- Quote from: I TO DA GEEZY on November 13, 2004, 03:42:35 AM ---
--- Quote from: Ant on November 12, 2004, 04:12:14 PM ---
--- Quote from: Suga Foot on November 12, 2004, 03:25:34 PM ---I learned about Evolution, and the beggings of religion in High School. Why not just teach both? or give students a choice?
--- End quote ---
Yeah that's understandable depending upon its presentation. The reason we should not teach both in a similiar context is because doing so gives legitimacy to a theory that has not earned it.
No one claims evolution is a perfect theory, but it is a scientific theory, one that has been put through a process, and earned the right to be considered 'theory.' Creationism on the other hand has not held up to the criticism of the scientific process. This is why they should not be presented as equals, and this is why students should not be given a choice over scientific theories.
You can't choose the scientific theory that suits you. You can choose a particular religiou, or worldview, but science is not a matter of choice or preference.
So basically, that is why this is a real issue, and why we should not be teaching evolution in biology classes. If you want to teach it in some sort of history or sociology course, then that is reasonable, but a few red states want to teach it as if it is a scientiific theory.
Hopefully this answers your question.
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Let me ask you this, What type of a process has it been put through? The diffrend skull structure of ancient Human Skeleton archeologists discovered?
What makes them think the Skelton is even Human(-by defenition or doesn't belong to some extinct Human alike rase)? Have we been seeing monkeys evolving into Human beings Alongside the Human rase?....A theory is something that is yet to be proven, it's not a fact....News Flash when it comes down to theories there's a great deal of choice for scientists and as far as religion goes in every religion there are strict rules that distinguish it from the rest of the religions so as soon as u follow one switching it is a logical dissonance...
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Currently there is the 'theory of evolution' there are no other competing theories, so if you say there is a "great deal of choice for scientists" I have no idea what those choices are. Additionally, I am not a biologist, but there is a lot of evidence to support the 'theory of evolution.' The theory of evolution, from my understanding, is still under criticism by the scientific community, and it is still being developed and improved upon. Creationism is not a 'scientific theory.' It is a religious theory, and that being the case it should not be taught in a science class. If you want to teach creationism, teach it in religiou, sociology, or history perhaps, but it has no right to exist in a scientific textbook. To do so only degrades science, and our students.
Just because people strongly believe in something doesn't give it the right to be called 'science.' Certain ideas have to earn the privledge of being called scientific theory, creationism has not earned that privledge for obvious reasons. A lot of people strongly believe in ghosts, and mind reading, and some people even claim there is evidence to support these ideas, but we don't teach these things in science class because they aren't science.
Put more simply, you teach science in science classes. Evolution is a scientific theory and should be taught in a class on science. Creationism is not science, and it doesn't belong in a class on science. No one requires religion classes to teach evolution and likewise creationism should not be taught in science class.
Javier:
--- Quote ---Let me ask you this, What type of a process has it been put through? The diffrend skull structure of ancient Human Skeleton archeologists discovered?
What makes them think the Skelton is even Human(-by defenition or doesn't belong to some extinct Human alike rase)? Have we been seeing monkeys evolving into Human beings Alongside the Human rase?....A theory is something that is yet to be proven, it's not a fact....News Flash when it comes down to theories there's a great deal of choice for scientists and as far as religion goes in every religion there are strict rules that distinguish it from the rest of the religions so as soon as u follow one switching it is a logical dissonance...
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You are using the word theory in the way hypothesis is used.
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