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THe ruling in PA on the teaching of an alternative "theory" to evolution hinged in part on the notion that it would open up the possibility of teaching astrology as an alternative to teaching astronomy.
I wondered, what are some other "Theories" we High School Teachers could teach to give the students a chance to "decide" which alternative they like better.
I'm semi-serious here, since I want to have a nice list I can turn to whenever the "it's just a theory" line comes up.
The Ptolemaic model of the solar system is the obvious first choice,
The turtle that holds up the Earth is another good one (and the turtle that holds up that turtle and so on, and so on..."turtles all the way down")
I wondered, what are some other "Theories" we High School Teachers could teach to give the students a chance to "decide" which alternative they like better.
I'm semi-serious here, since I want to have a nice list I can turn to whenever the "it's just a theory" line comes up.
The Ptolemaic model of the solar system is the obvious first choice,
The turtle that holds up the Earth is another good one (and the turtle that holds up that turtle and so on, and so on..."turtles all the way down")