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Teach Science, Not "Intelligent Design"
Target: Your State GovernorSponsored by: Defcon - Campaign to Defend the Constitution
Studies show that American children are falling behind children in other nations in their knowledge and understanding of science. But instead of improving the quality of science education, movements across the country are trying to substitute ideology for fact in our classrooms.
The freedom of religion and the quality of public education are being put to the test in schoolrooms across the country. Recently, the Kansas State School Board revised its statewide science standards to undermine the teaching of evolution. Their decision opens the door for curriculums based on "intelligent design" and creationism.
But the problem with this policy is that science is based on facts and testable predictions; religion is based on faith. And unfortunately, "intelligent design" is no more than religious creationism dressed up with a new name. A quality science education teaches children to weigh evidence, think critically, and apply the scientific method to test theories. A study of "Intelligent design" does none of these things.
For the sake of our children and the competitiveness of our country, urge your state governor to defend the integrity of science education in our schools!
The freedom of religion and the quality of public education are being put to the test in schoolrooms across the country. Recently, the Kansas State School Board revised its statewide science standards to undermine the teaching of evolution. Their decision opens the door for curriculums based on "intelligent design" and creationism.
But the problem with this policy is that science is based on facts and testable predictions; religion is based on faith. And unfortunately, "intelligent design" is no more than religious creationism dressed up with a new name. A quality science education teaches children to weigh evidence, think critically, and apply the scientific method to test theories. A study of "Intelligent design" does none of these things.
For the sake of our children and the competitiveness of our country, urge your state governor to defend the integrity of science education in our schools!
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# 50:
9:47 am PDT, Oct 6,
Robert Emerson, Rhode Island
# 49:
9:17 am PDT, Oct 6,
Name not displayed, Michigan
# 48:
9:13 am PDT, Oct 6,
Robert Johnston, Florida
# 47:
9:12 am PDT, Oct 6,
Richard Artley, Idaho
The religious right zealots know a fontal attack on the First Amendment would be unpopular with the majority of Americans ... and their elected officials. So the religious right is now trying the sleazy, back door approach. They have renamed "religon" as "intelligent design".
The religious right zealots know a fontal attack on the First Amendment would be unpopular with the majority of Americans ... and their elected officials. So the religious right is now trying the sleazy, back door approach. They have renamed "religon" as "intelligent design".
# 46:
8:59 am PDT, Oct 6,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 45:
8:51 am PDT, Oct 6,
Carina Felber, Oregon
I will pull my children out of public schools and teach them myself if religious beliefs are put on the curriculum in our public schools. And that will take away funding from our schools. (Everything comes down to money, right?) Religious beliefs need to be taught at home or at private schools. What happened to separation of church and state? Respectfully, C.F.
I will pull my children out of public schools and teach them myself if religious beliefs are put on the curriculum in our public schools. And that will take away funding from our schools. (Everything comes down to money, right?) Religious beliefs need to be taught at home or at private schools. What happened to separation of church and state? Respectfully, C.F.
# 44:
8:25 am PDT, Oct 6,
Laura Cook, Canada
# 43:
8:01 am PDT, Oct 6,
Gregory Esteve, Florida
# 42:
7:58 am PDT, Oct 6,
Elizabeth Skipp, Florida
"The problem with religion vs. science is this: religion can be disproven by scientific means. In fact, this has been going on almost continuously since Galileo, but the Catholic church and others have managed to pretend that this is not the case. Unfortunately, science can also be "disproven" (although that is not strictly the word) by religious means -- mainly by saying "God HAS to exist because I believe in him"). Scientists, being scientific, will not accept that religious argument, and religious people, being religious, will not accept the scientific argument. The difference between the system is, religion expects you to be satisfied with that answer, and science doesn't. Let me illustrate in two interviews: RELIGION: Q: So where did everything come from? A: It all came from God creating it. Q: Okay then, where'd god come from? A: He/She/It just exists. Q: But that's lame! A: You must have faith. Stop asking questions. Support our roof-repair fund. Don't have sex with other men. Wear funny clothing. Stop doing fun things. SCIENCE: Q: So where did everything come from? A: It all came from a big bang. Q: Okay then, where'd the big bang come from? A: Well, we dunno. Maybe from a big crunch, but before that there was ANOTHER big bang... and, well, we're looking into it. We think we can find out one day. Q: But that's lame! A: We know! Give us more money and we'll see if we can get a better answer. Religion asks for your faith perpetually, and science asks for it until they get an answer." Any questions?
"The problem with religion vs. science is this: religion can be disproven by scientific means. In fact, this has been going on almost continuously since Galileo, but the Catholic church and others have managed to pretend that this is not the case. Unfortunately, science can also be "disproven" (although that is not strictly the word) by religious means -- mainly by saying "God HAS to exist because I believe in him"). Scientists, being scientific, will not accept that religious argument, and religious people, being religious, will not accept the scientific argument. The difference between the system is, religion expects you to be satisfied with that answer, and science doesn't. Let me illustrate in two interviews: RELIGION: Q: So where did everything come from? A: It all came from God creating it. Q: Okay then, where'd god come from? A: He/She/It just exists. Q: But that's lame! A: You must have faith. Stop asking questions. Support our roof-repair fund. Don't have sex with other men. Wear funny clothing. Stop doing fun things. SCIENCE: Q: So where did everything come from? A: It all came from a big bang. Q: Okay then, where'd the big bang come from? A: Well, we dunno. Maybe from a big crunch, but before that there was ANOTHER big bang... and, well, we're looking into it. We think we can find out one day. Q: But that's lame! A: We know! Give us more money and we'll see if we can get a better answer. Religion asks for your faith perpetually, and science asks for it until they get an answer." Any questions?
# 41:
7:16 am PDT, Oct 6,
W Davis, North Carolina
Stop the 'spin' and propaganda! People, quit just believing what you hear from our government, THINK for yourself, and do some research!
Stop the 'spin' and propaganda! People, quit just believing what you hear from our government, THINK for yourself, and do some research!
# 40:
7:02 am PDT, Oct 6,
Susan Farquhar, Michigan
# 39:
6:55 am PDT, Oct 6,
Gwynethrose Fitzgerald, Virginia
# 38:
6:12 am PDT, Oct 6,
William K Lawrence, New York
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5:23 am PDT, Oct 6,
Mark Hobratschk, Colorado
# 36:
4:48 am PDT, Oct 6,
Lyn Z, Florida
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4:11 am PDT, Oct 6,
Alexander Won, New Jersey
# 34:
3:56 am PDT, Oct 6,
Brian Baxter, Florida
# 33:
3:40 am PDT, Oct 6,
Destiny Wilson, Indiana
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3:11 am PDT, Oct 6,
Name not displayed, Michigan
# 31:
2:44 am PDT, Oct 6,
IC G, France
# 30:
9:40 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Kerrie D'Ercole, Massachusetts
Giving children options about thier beliefs is fine, but intelligent design is NOT science, therefore should no more be required in a science class than learning about shakespeare, if anything it should be up to the childs parents if they want them to learn this, seperation of church and state, means public schools too, moreover do we really need to do more things to put us behind the rest of the world?
Giving children options about thier beliefs is fine, but intelligent design is NOT science, therefore should no more be required in a science class than learning about shakespeare, if anything it should be up to the childs parents if they want them to learn this, seperation of church and state, means public schools too, moreover do we really need to do more things to put us behind the rest of the world?
# 29:
9:40 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Cindy Singh, Washington
# 28:
9:38 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Amanda Kay Parker, New Mexico
Ya know... if I wanted my children to be taught religion in school, I would send them to a privite school... KEEP YOUR DANMED RELIGION OUT OF MY KIDS SCHOOL!
Ya know... if I wanted my children to be taught religion in school, I would send them to a privite school... KEEP YOUR DANMED RELIGION OUT OF MY KIDS SCHOOL!
# 27:
9:14 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Richard Hollister, Arizona
# 26:
9:11 pm PDT, Oct 5,
KarenSue Haynes, Washington
"intelligent design" is just plain ignorance. Teach children science, not science fiction.
"intelligent design" is just plain ignorance. Teach children science, not science fiction.
# 25:
9:02 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
If parents want creationism taugh to their children they should either put them in a relgious school or teach it to their children themselves.
If parents want creationism taugh to their children they should either put them in a relgious school or teach it to their children themselves.
# 24:
8:16 pm PDT, Oct 5,
OLIVER SHITHEAD WILLIS, Washington D.C.
I MAY NOT BE VERY INTELLIGENT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT I AM WELL DESIGNED.
I MAY NOT BE VERY INTELLIGENT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT I AM WELL DESIGNED.
# 23:
7:33 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Pamela Mcclure, Indiana
# 22:
7:29 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Charles Mcclure, Indiana
# 21:
7:26 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Name not displayed, Maine
Religion, even hidden by code phrases like Intelligent Design, has no place in public schools. Religion should be taught by the parents and their chosen ordained clergy.
Religion, even hidden by code phrases like Intelligent Design, has no place in public schools. Religion should be taught by the parents and their chosen ordained clergy.
# 20:
7:25 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Berry Lee, North Carolina
Vote democratic !! Dont give up logic and the scientific method. !!
Vote democratic !! Dont give up logic and the scientific method. !!
# 19:
7:20 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Jen DiPopolo, Pennsylvania
# 18:
7:11 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Tammie Dahl, Washington
# 17:
6:04 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Kelsey Lissner, California
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5:49 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Bess Katerinsky, New York
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5:19 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Steve Solar, Florida
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4:53 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Damien Mathew, Illinois
# 13:
4:45 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Laura Lassiter, Florida
# 12:
4:28 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Michelle Beall, Texas
# 11:
4:09 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Mary Spain, Connecticut
# 10:
3:58 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Ann Brown, Oregon
# 9:
3:48 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Wendy Hojohn, New York
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3:43 pm PDT, Oct 5,
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# 7:
3:42 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Sergio Jacinto, Minnesota
# 6:
3:36 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Dawn Ask Martín, Iowa
# 5:
3:34 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Chris Simmons, Illinois
# 4:
3:28 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Timothy Brown, Washington
# 3:
3:27 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Elizabeth Oehrn, Sweden
# 2:
3:26 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Jennifer Smith, California
# 1:
3:10 pm PDT, Oct 5,
Gibran Mancus, West Virginia