From: Dawsonzhu@aol.com
Date: Sat Oct 25 2003 - 11:23:20 EDT
Michael Roberts wrote:
> Seriously is it worth debating with such guys, who only want to
> misrepresent
> and cast slurs.
>
If either of our countries becomes a theocracy, we show ourselves
to be no better than the Islamic fundamentalists. Even the Creationist
can sense the danger of unrestrained religious tyranny when it involves
a different religion, yet they just cannot see or do not know the fear of
such dangers that lurk within all of us alike.
But as I have mentioned, some of the matter is more one of perceived
representation. I think what we really have to sort out first is whether
we should bother to teach evolution in high school. Maybe what we need
to do is vote on the matter. Not that votes prove the truth, they most
assuredly don't.
Maybe the strategy should be that advanced placement classes will
allow evolution to be taught. The regular classroom maybe just blow it
off. The regular class has lots of the riff raff anyway, who are not
interested
in learning anything anyway, and trying to educate them on evolution
is not worth the effort because they will only hear what they want to
hear, which is probably what parents think is causing the trouble anyway.
Moreover, not everyone is mature enough to take their high school classes
seriously. I really wonder what the point is of teaching a serious topic
to students who are more interested in a different kind of biology
experiment than the ones they are taught in class.
So if creationist don't want their kids in advanced placement
classes in high school, fine, let that be their choice.
They can chose to send them to the regular classroom where
the subject of evolution will not be part of the curriculum.
By Grace alone we proceed,
Wayne
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