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12-01-2006, 08:00 AM | #1 |
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Darwin as theory now parish policy
The cancer of Darwin is being poured in our children's ear and the people doing it are very proud of what they have done. They think they are ahead of the curve.
Isaac Link to column : http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs...611300322/1002 |
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And people wonder why I will homeschool my kids.
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am I to understand that you all are against the teaching of the theory of evolution in Louisiana public schools ?
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This is my take on the subject. The controversy surrounds the word "theory" as in "Darwin's theory of evolution" as opposed to proven scientific fact. Do you want evolution taught as theory or as fact?
Speaking for myself, I believe in micro-evolution as proven fact, but I still believe that macro-evolution (Darwin) is still a theory. There seems to be no solid evidence but only scattered pieces that lend support to a theoretical puzzle, but no conclusion beyond a doubt. Personally I do not see it as very "scientific" to believe that "evolution" and "creation" are mutually exclusive of each other. In the famous words of Forest Gump, "Maybe they are both happening at the same time". Yes "Darwin Evolution" might be mutually exclusive of creationism, but maybe that in itself means that Darwin overextended his projections and assumptions all the way back to single cell live in the ocean. |
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I don't think I've ever heard anyone that is both in favor of teaching creationism and able to successfully explain what the word "theory" means. Most seem to think it means "guess" or "idea" instead of its actual definition: Explanation that is supported by the underlying science. Evolution is a theory, creationism is an idea.
Other popular theories that creationists don't seem to have a problem with: Gravity Quantum mechanics Lister's germ theory Pretty much every other concept in the history of science |
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But I can no more prove that we were created by a superhuman being that you can prove that we slithered out of the ocean millions of years ago. The same holds true for other beliefs like we were transplanted here or genetically engineered by aliens. History only goes back so far, and the rest is relatively unknown and therefore theorized upon by man. But a faith in science should not preclude anyone from believing in God, and a faith in God should not preclude anyone from believing in science. I believe that each can actually help to explain the other. Both are taught at the school my children attend. |
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There was a tree and some girls down at the bottom with sticks, and one child stuck in the tree, with a caption similar to: "The Darwin lover should be faithful enough in evolution to wait to grow wings and fly away, but eventually they'll have to come down, and we compassionate and moral Christians will beat him with a stick when he does!"
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