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Originally Posted by Maggielle  I had this teacher in High School who said this while teaching this subject:
"There are some that believe the way that Darwin did, which we will discuss in class. There are some that believe in the Big Bang Theory that we will discuss in class. Then there are some that believe in creationism that by law I cannot discuss in class, but if I could I would tell you that these people believe that there is a God that created everything. The End."
I thought it was brilliant because he covered everything without starting a debate or offending everyone. |
LOL I think I would have liked your teacher
But he demonstrates nicely why you can't teach ID as a scientific theory - once you introduce God, it's "The End," there's just nothing more to say. Here's an ID theory for you: God created the entire universe, including us, 10 minutes ago, complete with fabricated memories of a past which never, in fact, happened. I can't prove it, you can't disprove it. Once you introduce the concept of God, anything is possible and things like logical deduction based on empirical evidence (i.e., science) go out the window.
I can, however, sympathize with creationists' fears that their children are being "indoctrinated" with evolutionary theory as if it were holy writ. But the solution isn't to teach ID, its to ensure that evolution is taught in a fair and balanced way, i.e., teachers should mention the controversies and weaknesses of the theory as well as the evidence for it. Admitting that no theory is airtight is good science, introducing a
deus ex machina to fill in the gaps in our knowledge isn't.