Re: There they go again

Sheila:

> The article further states:
>  
> Perhaps the most significant shift would be in the very definition of
> science - instead of "seeking natural explanations for what we observe
> around us," the new standards would describe it as a "continuing
> investigation that uses observation, hypothesis testing, measurement,
> experimentation, logical argument and theory building to lead to more
> adequate explanations of natural phenomena."
>  
> While I don't agree with the new trial, isn't that what science is?
>  
> Sheila

I am way to busy to respond in detail right now, I will give more
details when the dust settles.

I will just make two brief comments:

1) The removal of the word "natural" is the key. The ID advocates are
claiming that "natural" means atheism and scientific materialism. Thus
they have removed that word and claim that non-natural (supernatural)
causes and agents are valid parts of scientific explanation.

2) This next change is the most extraordinary part of the ID changes to
the standards. THEY have changed the description of evolutionary
science in the standards to include words such as "unguided and
undirected." THEY explicitly describe evolutionary science in the
Minority Report as a Godless, purposeless, unguided process. The
standards submitted by the committee have no such language, nor do they
imply anywhere that science, or more specifically evolutionary theory,
is in anyway based on materialism or atheism. It is the ID proposal,
and the ID testimony before the board, that describes evolution in this
way. This angers me greatly. The ID advocates are so intent to
getting their views in the science curriculum that they are willing to
describe evolution in the same way as Dawkins! They even quoted him in
the hearings to justify their definition. I do not want Kansas
children told that evolution is unguided and purposeless!!

You can go to <http://www.kcfs.org> for links to the committee
standards and the ID supported Minority Report and see for yourself.

More later.

Keith
Received on Fri May 6 17:24:20 2005