tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485664355325189781.post1728144573152310940..comments2023-09-21T21:27:41.264+10:00Comments on I Like Portello: Scientists call for Evolution to be taught in Sunday SchoolsMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02469462608067586388noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485664355325189781.post-80997339174467502452009-04-15T05:02:00.000+10:002009-04-15T05:02:00.000+10:00Matt,
Nice piece of satire. While I certainly di...Matt,<br /><br />Nice piece of satire. While I certainly disagree with your assumptions and conclusions, you've done a good job of capturing the emotions and some of the issues surrounding the teaching of the origin of life.<br /><br />BTW, thanks for commenting on <A HREF="http://whointheworldarewe.blogspot.com/2009/04/why-i-do-not-believe-in-macro-evolution.html" REL="nofollow">my post</A>; I look forward to further conversation.Laura Springerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920102860381840156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485664355325189781.post-16856023099112761412009-04-07T10:49:00.000+10:002009-04-07T10:49:00.000+10:00Hi Zarove,Your third point appears to be missing. ...Hi Zarove,<BR/><BR/>Your third point appears to be missing. Still, I'll respond to the other two.<BR/><BR/>The science classroom is <I>definitely</I> a place for questioning evolution, just as it's a place for questioning every scientific theory.<BR/><BR/>You also said the classroom is a place to learn all alternatives, which is almost true. Two things wrong with this:<BR/><BR/>First, the <I>science</I> classroom is for teaching <I>scientific</I> alternatives, not just any old alternative. As has been discussed previously, <A HREF="http://ilikeportello.blogspot.com/2008/07/why-intelligent-design-is-not-science.html" REL="nofollow">Intelligent Design is not science</A>. Based on your logic we should also be teaching numerology in Math classes and astrology in Astronomy classes.<BR/><BR/>Second, you say we should teach <I>all</I> alternatives, but you don't really mean that. After all, there are literally thousands of origin stories for the Earth. Are you saying we should give equal time to the Dreamtime stories of the Australian aboriginals, the creation stories of the Native Americans, and the Hindu stories of Vishnu and Brahma?<BR/><BR/>If you're being honest, Zarove, I think you'll see that you only want the ID/Creationism myths of Judaeo-Christianity included. You're not so worried about having these other ideas taught, are you?<BR/><BR/>On your final point, I'm well aware that many Christians accept evolution. I'm not sure why you felt you needed to point that out.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469462608067586388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-485664355325189781.post-82585871800970619742009-04-07T03:30:00.000+10:002009-04-07T03:30:00.000+10:00This Satire has been done before.That said, Mathew...This Satire has been done before.<BR/><BR/>That said, Mathew, yu make three vital errors.<BR/><BR/>1: Even though you want to look at the Scindce classroom as no palce for quesitongn Evolutiin and teaching "Crrationism" (WHich to you includes ID) because they ar einehrantly religious concepts, you forget the fact that the classroom is, in fact, a palce to learn all alternatives.<BR/><BR/>This is very different form a SUnday School, whose sole objective is to teeach the Faith.<BR/><BR/>By tryign to make teaching alternatives to Evolution ridiculosu by flippgn it and haivng Eovlution taught in Chruches, you just show how litel graps yu jave of the issue ince you htink thsi is a fair balance, when its not.<BR/><BR/><BR/>2: The other grerat problem is, you assume "Religious people " (Christians) universally reject Evlution, or at leats their CHurhces do.<BR/><BR/>But this isnt' true. Many Chruches fully accept Evolutioanry theory, and many already teach Evoluiton in their CHruhces to exoplain the conepts.<BR/><BR/>Your little caracaturte is just not working.ZAROVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668854596329493360noreply@blogger.com