"R. Joel Duff" wrote:
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> Current draft indicator. Grade 10, Life Sciences #22, page 66. Know
> historical scientific developments occurred in evolutionary thought (e.g.,
> Darwin, Mendel, Lamarck).
>
> Modified indicator. Know historical scientific developments that occurred in
> evolutionary thought, including alternative theories that have been
> considered (e.g., Paley, Darwin, Lamarck, Mendel, Behe).
It is highly misleading to include Paley and Behe here. Paley's
"theory" is a philosophical/religious claim and Behe's "theory" is an argument
that Darwinian theory can't explain certain things. That may be correct but he
has not to my knowledge proposed a better scientific theory. "God did it" is
true but it isn't natural science.
A petition opposing inclusion of ID in Ohio science standards can be
found at http://www.petitiononline.com/idno/petition.html. I would encourage
especially residents of Ohio and science educators to sign it, but it is open to
everyone.
Shalom,
George
George L. Murphy
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
"The Science-Theology Interface"
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