Stay up to date on the latest attempts to alter Kansas' science curriculum in the name of "objectivity."
We'll probably never know for sure, but I'm pretty certain that the evolution v. intelligent design debate will rage on.…
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26 - Fred Bortz
The definition of science itself is now under attack in Kansas, and this may be part of a new national tactic.
As the Associated Press reports, "The proposed definition has outraged many scientists, who are frustrated that students could be discussing supernatural explanations for natural phenomena in their science classes."
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27 - Shark
I wanna know ONE THING:
Who left Tony's cell door open, and why do they have internet access at Bedlam Asylum?
PS: Yet another useful link for Tony.
28 - ResearcherTony
The Kansas school board's hearings on evolution weren't limited to how the theory should be taught in public schools. The board is considering redefining science itself. Advocates of "intelligent design" are pushing the board to reject a definition limiting science to natural explanations for what's observed in the world.
Instead, they want to define it as "a systematic method of continuing investigation," without specifying what kind of answer is being sought. The definition would appear in the introduction to the state's science standards.
State and national science groups boycotted last week's public hearings, claiming they were rigged against evolution.
Stephen Meyer, a senior fellow at the Seattle-based Discovery Institute, which supports intelligent design, said changing the schools' definition of science would avoid freezing out questions about how life arose and developed on Earth.
The current definition is "not innocuous," Meyer said. "It's not neutral. It's actually taking sides."
Last year, the board asked a committee of educators to draft recommendations for updating the standards, then accepted two rival proposals.
29 - churchNstate
ResearcherTony -
One of the cool things about the Dead Sea Scrolls is that a copy of the Book of Isaiah was found - 1000 years older than any previous copy. And it said the same thing as other copies.
I don't think that is "revised and re-edited" but is such extreme care for accuracy of the text that, in this case, it's integrity was retained for over 1000 years.