M O N D A Y , A U G U S T 2 2 , 2 0 0 5Still More On The False God Of IntelligentDesignby Michael in New York on 8/22/2005 11:08:00 AMThe NYT does another big piece on creationism -- again, it'sportrayed as a debate, as a back-and-forth argument about theworld around us.</p><p> A "balanced" article would have emphasizedthat ID has virtually no backing in the scientific community --they claim 400 scientists support ID or at least think it's worthdebating.</p><p> I can find 400 scientists who think UFOs and aliensvisit earth regularly. 400 scientists is what, .0001 percent of allscientists in the world? You don't teach grade school children"both sides" -- you teach them what is widely accepted.</p><p> Period.The article calls ID a "school of thought," when it should becalled a religious belief with no scientific standing which can'tbe proved or disproved because it depends on faith.</p><p> The articlehints at how its all been stirred up by just a handful of peoplefunded by the Discovery Institute and ALL their successes areat school boards and in politics -- none of them are in thelaboratory or in science journals.</p><p> Shouldn't that be the focus ofevery article?William Safire even weighs in via his grammar column.Annoyingly, he ends it with a quote from an apparently cluelessNobel laureate at Brown University named Leon Cooper:''If we could all lighten up a bit perhaps, we could havesome fun in the classroom discussing the evidence and theproposed explanations -- just as we do at scientificconferences.''First, middle school kids aren't trained scientists debating an issue.Second, can you imagine the outcry if a science teacher really "taughtthe debate" and emphasized that ID -- as far as science is concerned-- is total hogwash? Sponsored 'See How A Mom Drops 47Lbs!'See how a mom of 3 drops 47lbs by obeying this1 old rule......</p><p> Learn moreSponsored 'Lose Your Belly: 1 Rule'How I cut down 3 lbs of body fat every week byobeying this 1 simple rule....</p><p> Learn more AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Still M...http://www.americablog.com/2005/08/still-more-on-false-god-o... 1 of 17/24/09 7:14 PM
