tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post648285888133385005..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Creationism and evolution back on the national stagedoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-5972623356587989012008-08-30T07:52:00.000-04:002008-08-30T07:52:00.000-04:00Well, in Alaska, things do get pretty dark for a f...Well, in Alaska, things do get pretty dark for a few months every year. Not sure when she actually said what she said.<BR/><BR/>I need to see the Dawkins clip. I love reading his stuff, but his public crankiness doesn't help. <BR/><BR/>If I am ever required to teach the controversy, might not be such a bad thing to hone the differences between science and fantasy. <BR/><BR/>The real danger is in the "both sides" part. It's not evolution vs. intelligent design, it's science vs. magical thinking. As long as I can point out that ID belongs in the Disney part of our culture, along with an interminable parade of other unscientific ideas, I can make something out of it in class.<BR/><BR/>(Not to discount magical thinking--our day-to-day lives thrive on it, truly. Genesis is a wonderful story that is not bound by empiricism. And someday I am going to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.)doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-1998568565340438722008-08-30T06:17:00.000-04:002008-08-30T06:17:00.000-04:00If I weren't already heavy on the humanist posts t...If I weren't already heavy on the humanist posts this week, I'd nip this to start a rant on my own blog.<BR/><BR/>I've got a clip from a Dawkins discussion in queue for just this "teach them both - teach the controversy" topic.<BR/><BR/>Were things always so dark?CBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236657531187596253noreply@blogger.com