Comments on: Evolution gets added boost in Texas schools http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2009/01/23/evolution-gets-added-boost-in-texas-schools/ Religion, faith and ethics Sat, 25 May 2013 11:19:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Archimedes http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2009/01/23/evolution-gets-added-boost-in-texas-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-9926 Archimedes Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:11:39 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/?p=3695#comment-9926 The scientific method requires hypotheses, tests, peer review, and continual revision as new evidence becomes available. Intelligent design does not derive its ideology using the scientific method, although it purports to. Intelligent Design is pseudo-science; it is religious dogma (creationism) in a lab coat. Those desiring to teach the "weaknesses" of the theory of evolution are just trying to get their foot in the door so they can teach religious dogma. Intelligent design is very close to its cousin, creationism, so if you teach it, why not go all of the way and teach children about talking snakes and magic fruit that gives you the knowledge of good and evil when you eat it? The scientific method requires hypotheses, tests, peer review, and continual revision as new evidence becomes available.

Intelligent design does not derive its ideology using the scientific method, although it purports to. Intelligent Design is pseudo-science; it is religious dogma (creationism) in a lab coat.

Those desiring to teach the “weaknesses” of the theory of evolution are just trying to get their foot in the door so they can teach religious dogma. Intelligent design is very close to its cousin, creationism, so if you teach it, why not go all of the way and teach children about talking snakes and magic fruit that gives you the knowledge of good and evil when you eat it?

]]> By: Drewbie http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2009/01/23/evolution-gets-added-boost-in-texas-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-9886 Drewbie Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:30:55 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/?p=3695#comment-9886 Scott's quote is rediculous and shows that evolution proponents can be just as dogmatic as creationists. There are still lots of unknowns all branches of science, including evolution, and to say it has "no weaknesses" is flat wrong, unless he defines 'weakness' as a critical flaw. Scott’s quote is rediculous and shows that evolution proponents can be just as dogmatic as creationists. There are still lots of unknowns all branches of science, including evolution, and to say it has “no weaknesses” is flat wrong, unless he defines ‘weakness’ as a critical flaw.

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