Jeremy Donohue: So many people these days are confusing biblical creationism with intelligent design. "Intelligent Design is the study of patterns in nature that are best explained as the result of intelligence" (Dr. William Dembski). That's it; it says nothing of who the creator is and how he/she/it/they did it. Intelligent Design encompasses every "creation" story, even aliens seeding life on this planet. And yes, the Flying Spaghetti Monster falls under that umbrella (even though it is a parody religion).Most Christians I know don't want biblical creationism taught in science classes. What we want is for molecules-to-man evolution to be taught with all its warts (they are not even allowed to present evidence that would put evolution in a poor light). And we want intelligent design to at least to be presented. Unlike leprechauns and a flat earth, etc., a significant percentage of the (tax paying) population believes in ID.Here is a brief overview of the scientific case ! for ID: http://www.arn.org/docs/positivecasefordesign.pdfAnd for those who put so much faith in peer-review, check this out: http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?......Show more
Venetta Coulbourne: We can't teach every crack pot theory that somebody comes up with.
Ellis Cellar: Not in a public school unless you are planning on giving equal time to every religious theory out there.
Bethanie Menden: Gah. I'm so sick of this question.ID shouldn't be taught in science class, except maybe as an example of why it doesn't qualify as science. Science should teach why philosophy and religion are different than science. People need to understand this.On a higher level, I think our kids are getting an incomplete education when people are forcing certain concepts only to be taught in certain classes with no ifs ands or buts. Innovative thinking takes some lateral thinking....like taking a concept you learned in English class and finding a way that it ! applies to Mathematics (or vice-versa). Stop chopping our edu! cation and brains into nice little packages!Creation, or more specifically, how life arose, is a question science has not been able to adequately address on its own. Creationist thought addresses this shortcoming by touching on philosophy and religion.To have a well-rounded education, kids need to know about science, philosophy, and the basic world religions. They need to understand how these different ways of looking at the world are all tools used to understand what's around us.However, we're stuck with little-minded people who can't see the big picture. Either religious fundamentalists or rabid atheists...both are threats to a complete education.There's a middle ground that truly enlightened and educated people know about, but it's unfortunately shouted down by the extremists at both ends.Lighten up, people!...Show more
Chi Alfero: I don't think it should be taught in the science class but I think all schools should teach a religion class where the basic tenets ! of all religions are discussed and read about. Christians should learn about the Moslem religions and vice versa. Students could study Buddism, Hinduism, Native American traditions and religions, Judism, Moslem, Christianity and even the religions of the ancients...like Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and the old Viking religions as part of world history or cultural studies in social studies. Religion is part of world cultures and world history and should be studied as a lot of our vocabulary stems from religion. When people see their own religion as part of a larger picture, the dogma is released and religious people tend to be less violent and dogmatic when they understand their own religion in respect to other people's. To teach religion and culture would be to teach tolorance and understanding.I think we should learn about the holidays of all religions and why they celebrate them...its all part of world culture and we become narrow minded when we don't have a basic unders! tanding of all religions.We should teach how all religions believe the ! world started, not just the Judio/Christian one....Show more
Carlee Tangaro: Both are theories, but as your snarky comment on flying spaghetti monsters (Richard Dawkins?) insinuates, one has a lot more EVIDENCE behind it. Creative design is faith based, and many historical records are dated so far back that they automatically oppose Intelligent Design.In Christian Schools, I believe it is appropriate to compare and contrast the two. In a general setting, however, theories of intelligent design are too vast and unfounded to be appropriate....Show more
Lashawn Zabarkes: intelligent design taught science class school evoution
Christy Tirabassi: Yes, if ID is taught, then Pastafarianism should be taught as well... --RAmen...
Jules Ashbach: Creationism should be taught in school.Your second question is ludicrous and insulting and most likely a violation of Y!A TOS.
Adan Stribble: It absolutely should not be taught alongside evolution since it is not! a theory (in the scientific sense) and it has nothing to do with science (in that it can't be tested or verified).It would be like teaching astrology during an astronomy class...A better question would be if we should teach about the flying spaghetti monster during a cooking class...before the students delve into their pasta/spaghetti creations (the flying spaghetti monster does not appreciate the worship of false idols lol)Good question. lol...Show more
Pattie Vold: Yes, it should, and no, I see no need to teach the course/theory you have suggested. So much for you being open minded eh?
Mercedez Trabue: Definitely not! Intelligent design is nothing more than a back-door attempt by Christians to get their own creation mythology taught as scientific fact.The empirical evidence for evolution as a random process is now overwhelming. It is the central organizing principle of biology. It can even be observed to work in real time as bacteria have been observed to! evolve the means of resisting antibiotics.Harleigh Kyson Jr.P.S. I se! e nothing wrong with teaching Christian creation mythology along with the creation myths of other religions. Flying spaghetti monsterism, of course, is quite interesting, along with the giant food-fight in the sky produced by gods like John Belushi who tossed a lot of food into the heavens and created the universe.My favorite creation myth, however, is the one about the gigantic snake that got a bad case of indigestion and vomited out what is now the universe.This, along with the Christian myth (when God said "Let there be light."), can be said to be the cause of the Big Bang. But we have no way of investigating what went on before the Big Bang, and anybody can speculate about what caused it. But if you can't verify these speculations empirically, they are nothing but bullshit....Show more
Jana Sakasegawa: No, not in science class. It was taught in history when I was in high school. Philosophy or religion class would make more sense for that topic.
Rebbecca S! orkin: I think it should be taught. Both are theories so giving equal time to both is only fair.
Davina David: They should not be taught side by side. . . they are in different categories.Honestly, I think people are confused about how this is proposed. . . People get worked up over an idea, where they should be seeking a method to strengthen their ideas and knowledge. An intellectual society is not afraid of any idea, and will truly examine everything; finding what bits of truth can be found and discarding that which can not be held up to the light of examination.That which can not be proven is left in the realms of conjecture until it can be proven, that's why there are theoretical sciences that explain events we know happened, (like the creation of the universe); but we have neither reliable wittiness nor sufficient data to offer a proven hypothesis. Evolution is not a theoretical science, and should be placed in proper scope. When teaching biology, anatomy, socia! l anthropology, Evolution should be taught, considered and reflected up! on. We see this evident in the way species (and men) have adapted to their environments, their threats and the introduction of new stimuli or technologies. Species that exist in time evolve with time.When talking about social anthropology, history, theology, philosophy and theoretical creationist sciences, Intelligent Design should be presented; along side any other real, social driving belief, (your Flying Spaghetti Monster should be a very small, yet humorous sub-note; though when looking at it from a macro sociological view; it hardly earns a relevant place to understand a real motivating theory in society and barely deserves even this many words in a text book as it doesn't have the effect of Darwinism on the social conscience of the world).I can not yet prove that man came from a microbe. . . nor prove that God created man in a near perfect state. The truth may be one, the other or somewhere in between. I can offer some proof of evolution, what proof is there must be t! aught in its proven form. All else must be presented, examined and interpreted from all angles as we continue our quest to gain a greater understanding of this universe we live in....Show more
Mel Crapo: Yep. If you want to give every idea a chance, you have to not only teach the Christian god, but the Hindu creation stories, Native American, Chinese legends, FSM, the list goes on. Or you could just stick to the scientific theories and teach evolution. Which always wins in the courts. It's getting expensive to try to force your religion into the classrooms.Evolution is the only scientific theory for how things became the way they are. And that's all that needs to be taught....Show more
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