tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post112546755820179640..comments2023-12-30T23:02:57.931-08:00Comments on Deep Thought: Your cell phone is safe-- but is your kids' science class?Eli Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-1125521322606673962005-08-31T13:48:00.000-07:002005-08-31T13:48:00.000-07:00mark:I did read your comment. And you know that I ...mark:<BR/><BR/>I did read your comment. And you know that I actually agree that I.D. is true. And, I have no problem with it being discussed in a free-flowing discussion (heck, there is no reason you can't talk about everything from bigfoot to cold fusion during a free discussion in a class, IF you want to.) <BR/><BR/>However, my problem is when it is made a mandatory part of the curriculum via the actions of a school board or a legislature. For example, the Dover, Pennsylvania school board recently voted 6-3 to require that I.D. be taught in the classroom. <BR/><BR/>This is something entirely new, in that it takes a hypothesis that has not been scientifically tested, and puts it into the core curriculum of a science class. Because of the current controversy, it is entirely appropriate in a civics class or a government class, but without the verified scientific evidence that upholds it, it has no more reason to be considered scientifically valid than, say, the theories pushed by 'UFOlogists' who claim that extraterrestrials came here and planted the seeds of life.<BR/><BR/>Now, I do agree with you that the school curriculum should deal with all of the varied ideas surrounding the origin of life-- in a Philosophy class. But science is a well defined subject and before something makes it into a science class there must be some evidence that it is true.Eli Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-1125520316873075362005-08-31T13:31:00.000-07:002005-08-31T13:31:00.000-07:00rightwing vigilante:Cell phone use while driving i...rightwing vigilante:<BR/><BR/>Cell phone use while driving is a completely different matter. There will always be people who use any product in a stupid way (and it's not limited to females, either). But the study shows that cell phones themselves are not dangerous, at least insofar as the suggestion that they cause brain cancer is concerned.Eli Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792743206074537073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231145.post-1125504473149554942005-08-31T09:07:00.000-07:002005-08-31T09:07:00.000-07:00Eli.. Read my comment on your Aug 3 blog. I agree...Eli.. Read my comment on your Aug 3 blog. I agree that according to some scientists Intelligent Design does not qualify as "science". The problem is that there are no "required" or "basic" classes that explore other reasonable explanations for the source of life. A true scientist then would feel obligated to explain to a class that there are many explanations and that Evolution is one. Also, Intelligent Design and other theories do not necessarily contradict or negate the science behind evolution. Why not allow a science class to be exposed to other lines of thought?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com