Re: Judge Jones again

David wrote: "For example, a Christian (or Jewish or Muslim) teacher could tell her students that evolution doesn't touch on questions about God, but she almost certainly *cannot *express her belief in a positive sense, that is, that she believes evolution is a marvellous expression of God's providential care for and wisdom concerning the creation. At least, she can't do so except in response to a direct question from a student, and even then it's not clear what she can and can't say. And that perpetuates the faith-science conflict. This is why I think Judge Jones (and, respectfully, Burgy) is
dead wrong about strict separationism being a good thing for science."

I'm unsure the example is correct. Bob -- do you have an opinion on this one?

I would suggest that any teacher is free to tell the students that the belief that God is in charge is held by many (most?) people and that it is an intellectually responsible position to hold. That avoids telling the students what HER beliefs are, at least directly, and is, I think, a valid teaching action.

Burgy
Received on Fri May 26 17:58:18 2006