Intelligent Design Debate. Should it be taught in public schools?
Should some things be left out of out public schools?
There has been some concern about whether intelligent design should be taught in public schools. Some believe that a preexisting intelligence created the universe versus evolution, the theory in which organisms naturally evolved into everything we see around us today. Courts have ruled that intelligent design has no place in a public schools, which would account for the creation of the majority of private and religious schools.
Definition of Evolutionary Biology: a sub-field of biology concerned with the origin of species from a common descent, and descent of species; as well as their change, multiplication, and diversity over time.
Definition of Intelligent Design: also called design or the design argument—is the view that nature shows tangible signs of having been designed by a preexisting intelligence.
Definition of Creationism: a belief that humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe were created in their original form by a deity or deities (often the Abrahamic God of Judaism, Christianity and Islam), whose existence is presupposed.
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# 1 by loyal at May 12th, 2009
I am sure there are a lot of people that would disagree with me, but we really need to keep religion out of the public school system. Everyone has their own religious beliefs, and none should be imprinted on young children. This is up to the parents, and not the schools.
# 2 by Jack at May 22nd, 2009
It’s not even a matter of religion. It’s about unscientific claims. You say something out there started all this. Define that something! Prove your definition using a testable hypothesis! When you’ve come up with something then you can say whether or not it refutes currently held conclusions. People who believe ID or creationism or whatever else they call it now’days need to realize it’s not about science attacking religion. Science is science - it’s just a description of how the world is, to the best of our ability to define.
# 3 by firefly at May 22nd, 2009
Something had to create everything. Something out there had the power to do just that. This should be taught in public schools science class, as this is a fact how we all came to be. Intielligent design is science.