Posted in education, law, media, philosophy, religion, science, tagged Creationism, Darwin, Intelligent Design, judgment, Kitzmiller vs. Dover, PBS, trial on November 14, 2007 | No Comments »
This evening PBS aired “Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial.” I sat riveted for the entire two hours. Fascinating looks at the people and testimony in the Kitzmiller vs. Dover case in Pennsylvania a few years ago, where the judge had to decide whether an effort to inject Intelligent Design (ID) into the school’s science curriculum was [...]
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Muslim medical students in England have decided to get picky about their coursework when it conflicts with their religious convictions. While I can appreciate their desire to abide by their religious beliefs, I think it is obvious they are choosing the wrong place to express themselves. Clearly they should be in a Muslim medical school, with the objective [...]
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Posted in philosophy, religion, tagged because, religion on September 20, 2007 | 5 Comments »
“Because I said so.” I’ll bet most of us heard that more than once when we were kids. You whined, “But why do I have to eat my peas?” and your mom said, “Because I said so.” You asked, probably under your breath, “But why do I have to stand in the corner?” and your teacher [...]
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