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Author Topic:   Let the students study the evidence themselves!
Adminnemooseus
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Message 2 of 5 (512665)
06-19-2009 8:12 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Doubletime
06-19-2009 2:52 PM


On hold
Message one, as presented, would (I prophesy) lead to one monster of a mess topic.
Going to study this further, but I wanted to put a hold on it before another admin promoted it.
Stand by for further message.
Adminnemooseus
Edited by Adminnemooseus, : Redundant "would" removed.

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Message 3 of 5 (512815)
06-21-2009 8:59 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Doubletime
06-19-2009 2:52 PM


So, which facts are the ones you want "students to study the evidence themselves"?
I'm going to start this debate before releasing in from the proposed new topics forum. We shall later see what happens with it.
Science has determined a vast number of things, large and small, to be factual. Now, a teacher tells the students that many things are facts, with varying degrees of background information about how these facts were determined.
Now you are proposing that the teacher only present the background information, which at least in part also consists of facts that have their own backgrounds. The background information ultimately will be extremely complex, and probably ultimately consists of looking at vast amounts of details out in the real world of nature. Indeed, you probably will always have the option of looking at the background in greater detail.
So, for what facts do you wish the students be presented all this background information? All of them, or just the ones you find to be in conflict with your religious beliefs? And how detailed of a background do you propose to examine?
Adminnemooseus

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06-21-2009 2:05 PM
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06-21-2009 12:39 PM


Re: So, which facts are the ones you want "students to study the evidence themselves"?
I repeat:
So, for what facts do you wish the students be presented all this background information? All of them, or just the ones you find to be in conflict with your religious beliefs? And how detailed of a background do you propose to examine?
So, do you have any problems accepting scientific facts, other than biological evolution, abiogenisis (by the way, a Godly creation of life is one hypothesis of abiogenisis), and the big bang?
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