Why "intelligent design" should not be taught in sceince classesIt might seem reasonable to teach ID alongside
evolutionism in science classes as a matter of "fairness" but Richard Dawkins,
Charles Simonyi professor of the public understanding of science at Oxford
University, and Jerry Coyne is a professor in the department of ecology and
evolution at the University of Chicago, disagree
. Only theories which produce testable hypotheses and which can be refuted merit
being taught in a science class. And IT is not such a theory.
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Posted: Sat - February 4, 2006 at 06:22 PM |
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I was born and raised in Sydney, Australia and now work for a non-profit educational foundation in the US. Before moving to the US with my family I taught modern European history at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. I have studied at universities in Australia, Germany, the US, and Britain and consider myself a citizen of the world and a supporter of no particular nation state. [More]
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