On 5/6/08, Dehler, Bernie <bernie.dehler@intel.com> wrote (quoted)
from the DISCOVERY website:
>
> 3. Should public schools require the teaching of intelligent design?
>
> No. Instead of mandating intelligent design, Discovery Institute recommends
> that states and school districts focus on teaching students more about
> evolutionary theory, including telling them about some of the theory's
> problems that have been discussed in peer-reviewed science journals. In
> other words, evolution should be taught as a scientific theory that is open
> to critical scrutiny, not as a sacred dogma that can't be questioned. We
> believe this is a common-sense approach that will benefit students,
> teachers, and parents.
>
> This is what the DI is selling:
Interesting. Let's see if the above can be expanded into other fields:
3. Should public schools require the teaching of gravity?
No. Instead of mandating gravity, Discovery Institute recommends that
states and school districts focus on teaching students more about
force theory, including telling them about some of the theory's
problems that have been discussed in peer-reviewed science journals.
In other words, gravity should be taught as a scientific theory that
is open to critical scrutiny, not as a sacred dogma that can't be
questioned. We believe this is a common-sense approach that will
benefit students, teachers, and parents.
and
3. Should public schools require the teaching of an old earth?
No. Instead of mandating an old earth, Discovery Institute recommends
that states and school districts focus on teaching students more about
evolutionary theory, including telling them about some of the theory's
problems that have been discussed in peer-reviewed science journals.
In other words, an old age for the earth should be taught as a
scientific theory that is open to critical scrutiny, not as a sacred
dogma that can't be questioned. We believe this is a common-sense
approach that will benefit students, teachers, and parents.
and
3. Should public schools require the teaching that all races are equal.?
No. Instead of mandating the dogma that all races are equal, Discovery
Institute recommends that states and school districts focus on
teaching students more about evolutionary theory, including telling
them about some of the theory's problems that have been discussed in
peer-reviewed science journals. In other words, the dogma that all
races are equal should be taught as a scientific theory that is open
to critical scrutiny, not as a sacred dogma that can't be questioned.
We believe this is a common-sense approach that will benefit students,
teachers, and parents.
Other examples come to mind ...
Burgy
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