The chance to discuss and discover how the world works and the best way to live in it are great as far as I'm concerned. People believe different things and that's the way it will always be. The "theory" part of evolution is not stated as heavily as it should be in public schools. The "fact" is mandated to students because no alternates are taught alongside. It's illegal to teach anything that contradicts with Evolution and I'm not just talking about Creation here (research this if you are interested).
Yes, my Bible is an English translation. Does that mean that I read verses and believe what the translation means? No. As you know, the English language is not as descriptive as Hebrew. I (and you I imagine) cannot read Hebrew, so I personally learn the correct meaning and context of verses from someone who can read the text. Do I just roll over and believe everything they tell me? Not right away. I continually scrutinize everything I hear and match the logic with the truths I already know.
What do the majority of people do when they hear about the theory of evolution? They have nothing to compare it to and accept it as fact. It's a shame.
Teacher: Now class, I know that the book says Evolution is a theory, but let's just think of it as fact instead. It just makes too much sense to be wrong. The fittest of a certain society have advantages over others and are more likely to mate more, thus the advantages survive over time since the lesser beings cannot compete for essentials like food, water, and shelter. After a long time, the society is very different then it was in the past. Any questions? Student: So if monkeys evolved into humans, why are they still around? Teacher:Uhhh... Student:If, over many years, only the fittest of monkeys survived and turned into humans, how could the less-fit monkeys compete for survival? Student: Isn't it true that Darwin came up with the theory in order to prove that there is no God? It's not very scientific to pose the result, then make up a theory that concludes with that result, is it? Plus the theory is a tautology, as in blue is blue therefore blue is blue. That doesn't prove anything. It's circular! Teacher:::head explodes::
To my knowledge, Microsoft didn't write a bit of code for PocketPC to synch on Mac OS X or Linux.
Microsoft (software company) made something that would only work with their software.
Apple (hardware/software company) made something that would only work with their hardware/software.
No difference.
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Nice well thought out post.
The chance to discuss and discover how the world works and the best way to live in it are great as far as I'm concerned. People believe different things and that's the way it will always be. The "theory" part of evolution is not stated as heavily as it should be in public schools. The "fact" is mandated to students because no alternates are taught alongside. It's illegal to teach anything that contradicts with Evolution and I'm not just talking about Creation here (research this if you are interested).
Yes, my Bible is an English translation. Does that mean that I read verses and believe what the translation means? No. As you know, the English language is not as descriptive as Hebrew. I (and you I imagine) cannot read Hebrew, so I personally learn the correct meaning and context of verses from someone who can read the text. Do I just roll over and believe everything they tell me? Not right away. I continually scrutinize everything I hear and match the logic with the truths I already know.
What do the majority of people do when they hear about the theory of evolution? They have nothing to compare it to and accept it as fact. It's a shame.
Science class:
::head explodes::
Teacher: Now class, I know that the book says Evolution is a theory, but let's just think of it as fact instead. It just makes too much sense to be wrong. The fittest of a certain society have advantages over others and are more likely to mate more, thus the advantages survive over time since the lesser beings cannot compete for essentials like food, water, and shelter. After a long time, the society is very different then it was in the past. Any questions?
Student: So if monkeys evolved into humans, why are they still around?
Teacher:Uhhh...
Student:If, over many years, only the fittest of monkeys survived and turned into humans, how could the less-fit monkeys compete for survival?
Student: Isn't it true that Darwin came up with the theory in order to prove that there is no God? It's not very scientific to pose the result, then make up a theory that concludes with that result, is it? Plus the theory is a tautology, as in blue is blue therefore blue is blue. That doesn't prove anything. It's circular!
Teacher:
As a Christian, I find it upsetting that impressionable children in public schools are forced to learn an unproven theory (Evolution) as fact.
You say that certain children can opt out of the study? I agree. The athiest's daughter could have easily stopped talking during the pledge as well.
From the article:
/.ers will understand the comparison. :-P
The contact between the ball and the paddle is modeled as a mass penetrating a plane with a fixed spring constant.
They used sex as the model? I hope
To my knowledge, Microsoft didn't write a bit of code for PocketPC to synch on Mac OS X or Linux. Microsoft (software company) made something that would only work with their software. Apple (hardware/software company) made something that would only work with their hardware/software. No difference.