We won one <i>where</i>?
14 March 2006 by RonFrom Seed Magazine’s Week in Science:
In a victory for South Carolina school children, the state’s Board of Education voted 10 to six against a proposal that would have amended its high school science curriculum to cast doubt on evolutionary theory. The rejected changes called for students to “critically analyze” evolution in their science classes, a measure that science teachers interpreted as a veiled attempt to teach creationism in public schools. The changes were proposed by the Education Oversight Committee, a panel composed of lawmakers, educators and parents—but no scientists.
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14 March 2006, on 9:10 am
Wow!! I’m so surprised!
What great news!
14 March 2006, on 9:50 am
Not to be the wet blanket, but appearing to be afraid of critical analysis makes us like the xtians. “Ooo, don’t look too closely at evolution, you might find evidence to refute it.”
We are the ones who stand on reason and evidence. What do we have to fear from critical analysis? If we find something to contradict evolution we learn from it, amend our theories and keep looking.
Forbidding a critical look lends credibility to the xtian argument that we are as dogmatic about evolution as they are about God.
14 March 2006, on 10:17 am
“a panel composed of lawmakers, educators and parents—but no scientists.”
We sure don’t want any of those crazy scientists deciding what to teach our kids, escpecially in science class. Seriously though, maybe if they critically analyzed evolution in science classes they might come to the conclusion it really is fact.
14 March 2006, on 11:19 am
Harv,
I guess you were writing your post while I was writing mine so I didn’t get to take it into account.
I think the problem is some members of the SC Board of Education had no intention of giving evolution a true critcal analysis. As the article suggests, it’s just a way to sneak alternate views (i.e. Creationism) into the classroom. If these alternative views were actually based on scientific principles instead of fairy tales, this would not be a problem. In reality there are no alternatives to evolution. It remains one of the best supported theorys in science. Luckily a majority of board members realize this.
14 March 2006, on 12:12 pm
“What do we have to fear from critical analysis?”
Absolutely nothing. As soon are you come across a critical analysis, let the world know. And if you’re seriously suggesting that ID/Creationism is critical analysis, expect to get mocked.
15 March 2006, on 1:18 am
Sounds to me like stealth ID/Creationism again. I’m glad it was slapped down. Theists: bring on a real argument against evolution (good luck) and we’ll talk.