What is there to teach? If Bush* actually gets his way and ID is taught

[Toots]

How can it last through a nine month period? What laws would be taught? How would teachers prepare for their classes? Intelligence disigned the Universe and all Life forms. Okay now recess. What more is there?

[bullimiami]

1. i have proof 'intelligent' design is not...

intelligent.

Bush. If there was a god it sure would have done a lot better than that.

[ComerPerro]

2. I want to be an intelligent design or creation scientist

And maybe I can even recieve federal funds to teach it.

Seems to me like it would be the easiest job in the world.

[ulysses]

3. Bible study. n/t

[pstans]

4. I am going to be a teacher

I student teach this fall. If I have has to use the Bible as curriculum in a public school, I will quit.

I am religous and attend church at least 2 times a month (hey, who is perfect?). But I just don't think it should be taught in a PUBLIC school.

Sorry that I didn't address your question, but I had to get this off my chest. I am interested in others answers.

[clydefrand]

6. Good for you. Stick to your guns. No way would I ever teach

what Bush is advocating. I'm a retired teacher...biology/chemistry major/minor. I taught for 32 years and never was asked to teach anything unscientific.

I think all one could tell students about ID is that God made it...no matter what "it" is. What else is there in this school? of thought? Of course this dumbass wants to refute evolution. We realize that he doesn't have the capacity to "evolve" as noted in his stubborn stance on everything. He's power hungry and that's all that matters to him.

Guess he's never been to the Smithsonian Institution to see all of the fossil evidence...what a dumb fuck!

[Splatter Phoenix]

18. I've been there...

Everything was "mold of" or "copy of" or "resin cast model of"....very disappointing, though I believe many of the dinosaur bones were real, and the taxidermied animals, too (the tiger was my favorite).

Oh, and by no means am I trying to refute the evidence of the Smithsonian, I'm well aware they keep the valuable crap locked up in their basements. XD

[DebinTx]

9. It should be taught as an elective

even here (in Texas) it'll be an elective in literature. I just don't see how it will be of much value, the kids are already swamped with core courses and more valuable electives, not to mention the required tests for NCLB.

Even my kids' biology teachers (and my kids verified this) mention ID as a theory only and then the teacher moves on to evolution and teaches to that.

Any of this is subject to change and progressives need to keep an eye on these.

[Splatter Phoenix]

17. Kick ASS.

I so wish you were my teacher this year. Where are you at?

[Demeter]

5. Teach Revolution

then we can teach Evolution, after.

[Goldmund]

7. I cannot swallow my disbelief at this whole debate.

I'm speechless.

[Kraklen]

8. Bible study.

It's like what the Taliban did to schools, turned them into little fundamentalist training camps promoting all of their most ridiculous bullshit.

[Junkdrawer]

10. Insurgency Suppression 101...n/t

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. Once again - time for the Flying Spaghetti Monster

President Bush supports Flying Spaghetti Monsterism. "I think that part of education is to expose people to different schools of thought," Bush said. "You're asking me whether or not people ought to be exposed to different ideas, the answer is yes."

We have evidence that a Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe. None of us, of course, were around to see it, but we have written accounts of it. We have several lengthy volumes explaining all details of His power. Also, you may be surprised to hear that there are over 10 million of us, and growing. We tend to be very secretive, as many people claim our beliefs are not substantiated by observable evidence. What these people don’t understand is that He built the world to make us think the earth is older than it really is. For example, a scientist may perform a carbon-dating process on an artifact. He finds that approximately 75% of the Carbon-14 has decayed by electron emission to Nitrogen-14, and infers that this artifact is approximately 10,000 years old, as the half-life of Carbon-14 appears to be 5,730 years. But what our scientist does not realize is that every time he makes a measurement, the Flying Spaghetti Monster is there changing the results with His Noodly Appendage. We have numerous texts that describe in detail how this can be possible and the reasons why He does this. He is of course invisible and can pass through normal matter with ease.

http://www.venganza.org/

[longship]

12. There is *nothing* to teach.

All the creationist literature is full of biblical references and justifications. ID attempts to purge that but one is then left with an "unwhole" explanation. ID begs questions about its creator which cannot be answered in a public school science classroom.

There is no curriculum which passes muster.

One of the creationists logical fallacies is presuming that any evidence against evolution is evidence for creationism. Of course this is just plain cuckoobananas. Ask any creationist for a statement of what their "science" entails, what it predicts, what testable effects it contains, and you will get a lot of hemming and hawing. Without such things they cannot be called science. And that includes ID creationists, too.

The end result of this is that so-called creation scientists waste their time doing silly research. Human footprints amongst those of dinosaurs, searching for Noah's ark, looking for chariots at the bottom of the Red Sea, and other non-scientific rubbish. They are hopelessly uneducated in geology, physics, and other related disciplines. Most of them have degrees in engineering or theology, not science.

on edit: I *love* the Spaghetti Monster!! :hug:

[mikeytherat]

13. "Poof! Something magical happens! Class dismissed."

mikey_the_rat

[Connie_Corleone]

15. LOL! That just about sums it up, doesn't it?

[Connie_Corleone]

14. I have no idea.

What can they say but "This universe is so big with all kinds of life and planets and galaxies that something must have created it." That would be the end of the lesson, wouldn't it?

Intelligent design is not a theory, it's a belief. You can't teach that in a classroom. You can't apply the scientific method to it.

If parents want their children to be taught intelligent design, take them to a church.

[mtnester]

16. I had these posted in another thread, but some suggestions would be

"The Evil Eye - its effect through the ages"

"Broken Mirrors - can you spin it enough to make it a lucky thing?"

"Odd numbers are more powerful than even ones. - analysis"

"Itchy nose syndrome - Company's Coming!"

"Left hand itchies - how to handle your soon to come windfall of cash"

"Right hand itchies - Meet your new best friend"

"Friday the 13th - what you need to know to survive"

"Menstruating Women - can you really avoid them in today's society? 12 ways to do just that!"


Add your own.

[Splatter Phoenix]

20. Hmmm.

"666 and how to raise a fuss going to see Passion of the Christ"

"Treating others as you would wish to be treated--were you also a godless infidel"

"Casting off those parts of you that sin"

"Understanding blatant contradictions"....

"Where to stab a homosexual to kill him/her outright and send him/her to hell."

Neeeh...can't think of anymore. XD

EDIT: And "Penn and Teller are both gay."

*dreamy look* I love those assholes. :D

[Connie_Corleone]

21. One More...

"Barcodes--How to Avoid the Mark of the Beast"

[mtnester]

22. Snarf

This should be its own post...BRB

[AndyTiedye]

19. Take The Opportunity to Debunk ID