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Originally Posted by pig
jorge,
never said religious people can't teach (assuming that was directed at me); just said if some hard core guy with a definite agenda to further ID in schools (getting rid of "some" regulations preventing "some" material...) then yeah, i wouldn't want that dude teaching science or heading up the school board.
when i was in high school, i had a guy like that who somehow got to head up the sex ed committee. i was one of three highschool kids they asked to be on the committee. so from day one, the discussion wasn't whether or not what we should teach. it was "why is abstinence-only so awesome" and how would could implement abstincence only education. of course, the idea was shot down before it really got implemented, but the concept of teaching about protection and safe sex was just right out the door.
i don't blame these people for their beliefs. i just don't want them to be implemented. as far as i'm concerned, they can believe that the moon is made of cheese. i just don't want to see anyone try to harvest it.
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Thanks for your post Pig. No my post wasn't directed at you, it was more in general. I thought it was pertinent to put that viewpoint out there.
In your example, the "one or the other" strategy in employed. I would advocate both. EX: Teach abstinence AND safe sex practices.
To me that seems reasonable. I don't see it as a zero sum, that is can only be one or the other.
Wow, Roach, awesome post. Very interesting stuff, definitely something to think about. I was trying to allude (in a small way) to what you were talking about. I think the other 'fact" thread is also salient here.
Will, I think I may have confused ID with Creationism. I will look into it more, but I was talking more on an applicable level as opposed to a literal one.
Great cartoon Pig.
By the way, there are plenty of Christians etc that do believe in evolution or similar theories and even some who believe in both.