Elliott C. Back: In Aere Aedificare

So far, the answer is clearly no. Go vote yourself on Expelled: The Movement’s website.

2 Responses to 'Poll: Do you think the “theory” of Intelligent Design should be taught in our education system?'

1. Mosh said:

   on April 26th, 2008 at 8:15 am

   At the risk of being sent to Hell… what a surprise (not). Given that anyone actually trying to force this filth and lies to be taught to children probably thinks PCs are the work of Satan and witches, they can’t - in fairness - vote.

   How’s about a similar poll for the “let’s teach abstinence rather than sexual responsibility” argument? You know, the one that’s resulted in massive STD figures in teenagers and increased divorce rate as people get married for all the wrong reasons?

   Grr, I hate religion.

2. Kevin McKague said:

   on April 26th, 2008 at 1:14 pm

   First of all, ID fails because many of its proponents are trying to prove an unprovable hypothesis. This fact alone makes it very, very unscientific.

   Secondly, nothing in evolution even attempts to explain the very beginnings of species, merely how they adapt over time. Having said that, there is nothing incompatable with evolution religion, and the fact that many who teach evolution will profess a faith in God is proof of this.

   What is most objectionable about tactics used by those in the ID movement is not that they believe that God created the universe, it is the fact that for some strange reason, they feel that they need to knock evolution to promote religion. They will confuse people about the nature of science and accuse the scientific community in order to do it. When somebody makes claims that evolution that requires a boatload of faith in the imaginary, they are not doing the ID movement any favors, they are showing a lack of understanding about the scientific method, and the scientific community.

   Consider that much of what we now consider to be fact about our ecosystem, and even our medicines, would be unknowable if we had not first understood evolution. How’s that throat infection, Mr. ID guy? Whatever you do, don’t take an anti-biotic, we wouldn’t have them if not for Mr. Darwin’s evolution. Having trouble with your garden since the Weed-be-gone spray stopped killing weeds? Surely the weeds aren’t simply adapting to the spray. Maybe the garden simply wasn’t “intelligently designed” by its gardener.

   If you want to suggest that God created the universe, by all means, go ahead. Just leave the science to the scientists.

   Then again, maybe I’m being hasty.

   After all, isn’t gravity just a “theory”, just like evolution. There are just too many things about gravity that can’t be proven by science, so lets throw that out too.

   I now believe in “Intelligent Grappling”, that angels are actually responsible for holding us to the earth. If “Big Science” refuses to give IG equal time in science classes, well, that’s just proof of a wide-ranging conspiracy among the scientific community to support the unsupportable idea of gravity.

   Maybe I should make a movie!

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