Comment Re:I've been doing some thinking about this lately (Score 1) 446
Yup I'm not in the mood for flaming either, but there's a couple things I gotta point out.
"As long as something cannot be disproven, it is a valid theory." That is an absolutely incorrect statement. A theory is only valid if it is falsifiable. Evolution is a valid theory because there are tests to disprove its hypotheses. Intelligent Design, organized religion, are not valid theories because in the end, proponents can fall back on faith, which I can't capture in a beaker and measure. There is no way that you can disprove that a pink elephant with an eyepatch created the universe, just as there is no way that I can disprove that a single God created it.
BTW, does Intelligent Design factor in Shinto or Hindu beliefs into the "Grand Organizer's" schemes? If so, would Kansas and Ohio still be willing to teach it?
It also takes an open mind to believe in the tooth fairy and Santa Claus, but we showed that there were made up (created only to explain the loss of teeth and the fun of Christmas to children)? Should we dedicate chapters in our schoolbooks to studying them?
If you are going to make statements on scientific theory, please revisit the Scientific Method that was taught in 5th grade (unless your school skipped it to teach about Jonah and the Whale).
And finally, Intelligent Design has a religious bent. We were founded on the separation of church and state. How can you justify teaching religiously influenced material in a publicly-funded school?
"As long as something cannot be disproven, it is a valid theory." That is an absolutely incorrect statement. A theory is only valid if it is falsifiable. Evolution is a valid theory because there are tests to disprove its hypotheses. Intelligent Design, organized religion, are not valid theories because in the end, proponents can fall back on faith, which I can't capture in a beaker and measure. There is no way that you can disprove that a pink elephant with an eyepatch created the universe, just as there is no way that I can disprove that a single God created it.
BTW, does Intelligent Design factor in Shinto or Hindu beliefs into the "Grand Organizer's" schemes? If so, would Kansas and Ohio still be willing to teach it?
It also takes an open mind to believe in the tooth fairy and Santa Claus, but we showed that there were made up (created only to explain the loss of teeth and the fun of Christmas to children)? Should we dedicate chapters in our schoolbooks to studying them?
If you are going to make statements on scientific theory, please revisit the Scientific Method that was taught in 5th grade (unless your school skipped it to teach about Jonah and the Whale).
And finally, Intelligent Design has a religious bent. We were founded on the separation of church and state. How can you justify teaching religiously influenced material in a publicly-funded school?
