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MarchHare · 08-31-2005, 06:28 PM

I just discovered this thread and haven't yet read through all five pages, so my apologies in advance if I'm repeating someone.

Good on the University of California. No, evolution is not fact, but anyone who dismisses it as "just a theory" doesn't understand what the word 'theory' means within the scientific community. The difference betweeen evolution and creationism (or it's disguised cousin, "intelligent design") is that theories of evolution have been published in well-regarded scientific journals, are subjected to peer review, and follow the scientific method; creationism doesn't meet any of those criteria. Until creationsim is subjected to the same rigurous scrutiny as any other scientific theory and is accepted by the vast majority of scientists as the best explanation for the origins of life, it has no business being taught in a science classroom and any student who was subjected to that curriculum should rightly be considered not to have a proper understanding of elementary biology principles.

08-31-2005, 06:28 PM	#154
MarchHare Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present) Exp:	I just discovered this thread and haven't yet read through all five pages, so my apologies in advance if I'm repeating someone. Good on the University of California. No, evolution is not fact, but anyone who dismisses it as "just a theory" doesn't understand what the word 'theory' means within the scientific community. The difference betweeen evolution and creationism (or it's disguised cousin, "intelligent design") is that theories of evolution have been published in well-regarded scientific journals, are subjected to peer review, and follow the scientific method; creationism doesn't meet any of those criteria. Until creationsim is subjected to the same rigurous scrutiny as any other scientific theory and is accepted by the vast majority of scientists as the best explanation for the origins of life, it has no business being taught in a science classroom and any student who was subjected to that curriculum should rightly be considered not to have a proper understanding of elementary biology principles.