EvC debate - Pennsylvania school board

[Phobos]

http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/news/2004/PA/39_a_dubious_first_for_intellige_10_21_2004.asp


In a surprise move, a Pennsylvania school board recently voted to include "intelligent design" in the district's science curriculum. At its meeting on October 18, 2004, the Dover Area School Board revised the science curriculum to include the following:

"Students will be made aware of gaps/problems in Darwin's Theory and of other theories of evolution including, but not limited to, intelligent design. Note: Origins of life will not be taught."

The district is now apparently the first school district in the country to require the teaching of "intelligent design" -- a move that prompted two school board members to resign and that is likely, locals fear, to result in a lawsuit.

[nautica]

Hot Damn,

We can no longer make fun of the South for being backwards.

Nautica

btw - I am from Arkansas

[Jikx]

This is just getting stupid.. I think a good compromise would be to get rid of intelligent design and natrual selection altogether. Not really useful anyway, except perhaps to explain to students why you shouldn't take anti-biotics unless you really have to.

"Kids, don't take anti-biotics unless you need to because the germs can become resistant due to natural selection"

"Kids, don't take anti-biotics unless you need to because god will get angry"

(ok.. the last bit was uncalled for :))

[anti_crank]

I thought I was going to be sick, but my stomach is apparently too intelligently designed for me not to vomit over everything that runs against every kind of sense.

[russ_watters]

I'm ashamed to say I'm from Philadelphia. Hopefully, this will die quickly.

[aychamo]

At least it is easy to study for an intelligent design test. Every answer is "god did it."

[Bystander]

I'm ashamed to say I'm from Philadelphia. Hopefully, this will die quickly.

Can't be the Amish community --- an invasion of KKK from NE Md.?