The Taxonomy of Wonder
Wednesday January 25, 2006
Let me start by saying that I think that evolutionary science provides the best description we have of how life came to exist in its present form, that intelligent design is junk science (at best), and that Judge Jones made...
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Let s teach our children evolution in school so they will be educated, and the wonder of God in synagogue so they will be wise. I think this sentence sums it up.
Mostly, I just wish that religionists would realize that evolution has N*O*T*H*I*N*G to say about ethics and/or morals. Ethics and morals belong with philosophy and religion, not science. Using evolution to explain and/or justify ethics and morals is like using a cookbook to perform brain surgery. You're going to run into big problems and end up with a big mess on your hands. Just like we have now. (sigh)
"The job of the public schools is to nurture the mind, and then families can decide how to nurture the soul. This is not the Dover School Board s job, and I don t want them teaching my children what to believe" Hurray!! Finally is saying out lowed and in the open what should have been said decades ago. Yes the role of the schools is to educate bout facts. Nothing else. Morals, beliefs, ethics, those are the domain of the family. There is a responsibility of the parents and the extended family to raise their children "properly". I applaud you Rabbi for putting this onus once more where it should be: In the home.
Yes the role of the schools is to educate bout facts. Nothing else. Morals, beliefs, ethics, those are the domain of the family. There is a responsibility of the parents and the extended family to raise their children "properly". I have to disagree. When I was young, we had courses in 'cvics' aka social studies- teaching us it was our responsibility to vote, to take part in community life, to be proud of living in a republic, and other topics that in no way could be considered facts. Do you really think these things have no place in school?
Larry, "facts" is a kind of loose term when it comes to education. How much of history +/or literature is fact. Civics though, in these days when voter turn out is so low and people seem to have such a low regard for the country seems a useful course.
At one time, witchdoctors were the final arbeiters of fact. Do facts change?
Rabbi Waxman you confuse me at first you say that ID is junk science and that Darwinism is not and you continue declaring ID is real and Evolution is junk. Do You proof read your stuff before you publish. Rabbi I either read it wrong or your mind is faster then your keyboard.
We are all brainwashed growing up and its tough getting soap suds out of the brain and to think clearly.