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New Science Standards Approved in Florida
anonymous_echidna writes "Florida has voted to accept the new K-12 science curriculum standards amidst a storm of controversy around the teaching of evolution, which had up until now been the scientific concept that dare not speak its name. There was a compromise made at the last minute, which was to call evolution a 'scientific theory', rather than a fact. While some lament that the change displays the woeful ignorance of science and scientific terminology, the good news is that the new curriculum emphasizes teaching the meaning of scientific terms and the scientific method in earlier grades."
Based on the knowledge that we have, can you dispute gravity? Seriously? Like I said, I'm not a scientist. Never have been, and never will be. But can you dispute gravity on what knowledge we have? Now, can evolution be disputed? I think there is some evidence to support evolution, but I don't think there is enough to consider it to be fact. What is so wrong of me to look at a broader picture and not hear some evidence and automatically jump on the bandwagon?
There is no fact behind the Theory of Evolution in relation to the creation of different species. It has been proven that genetic mutations exist, and that they cause illness and deformations, but not that they have the ability to create limbs, wings, lungs, etc. in perfect working order. One thing that I am constantly amazed about is that people implant their own logic into Evolution; DNA does not have an agenda. It does not wake up one day and say "over the next 100 generations, I'm going to grow wings and fly!". No, it would create a flap that hinders the movement of the arms or legs and the creature would die, due to the "survival of the fittest" logic (see the Theory of Evolution). Charles Darwin wrote that slight changes can occur which, if beneficial, will continue into the next generation. It is a HUGE leap from this to saying that "We all came from fish". It is not correct to look at fossils and assume that one came from another because they look similar. Without scientific proof (Please, show me how fish can grow lungs to breath only air, without compromising their current breathing system) all you have is a pretty chart.
Yes I have; I raised 4 of them from babies. Have you?