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Thread #82326   Message #1508229
Posted By: DMcG
23-Jun-05 - 03:46 PM
Thread Name: BS: Open Letter to Kansas School Board
Subject: RE: BS: Open Letter to Kansas School Board
But as to the simple question being fought out – science has not disproven a creation or intelligent design –though, in our schools it is teaching this as a fait accompli.

Thanks for your comments. The above sentence of yours is, I agree, a key point. I believe most science teachers follow my framework (i.e. Evolution does not require a designer) rather than yours (Evolution denies a designer), but I expect we have both heard the arguments so often there is little chance of progress.   As to your first sentence ("Science has not concluded [X] is not the same thing as science having disproved [X]") - this is part of Science 101 and Logic 101 and as such I don't think it is necessary to repeat it constantly thoughout all teaching.