NOVA: Intelligent Design On Trial

[Deadly_Nightshade]

If anyone missed this documentary on the Dover court case, you can watch the entire program here.

Edited November 18, 2007 by Deadly_Nightshade

[Meshugger]

Seen it. Quite good actually.

[Sand]

I also found it quite entertaining. Religion belongs in church and education of math and science belong in school. Sounds like common sense stuff but some people can get a little zealous on religion.

Edited November 18, 2007 by Sand

[WITHTEETH]

Good watch thanks!

 

I also thought the Irreducible Complexity theory had another logical error. Sure if you take pieces away it wouldn't work, but what if they were more pieces and evolution took away to make the whole more efficient?

 

To add logical arguments to the scientific battlefield is going all the way back to the ontological argument during the dark age with Anselm and Gaunilo.

 

All of this just to start a Wedge to create a future for religion into science. Its amazing how much some of the founding fathers had an impact as much as they did. Most of the country was Christian, and to be able to do what they did was remarkable.

[WITHTEETH]

I also found it quite entertaining. Religion belongs in church and education of math and science belong in school. Sounds like common sense stuff but some people can get a little zealous on religion.

I ha a religion class in College that was just fascinating, Comparative Religions, and I learned a lot about peoples root beliefs, struggles, differences and similarities. Teach it all you want, just not as science, but as humanities and philosophy. As for critical thinking, science takes a lot of that, and faith isn't a way to critically think, thus keep it out of sciences.

[Aram]

some people can get a little zealous on religion.

 

No, really?

[Musopticon?]

^

 

WithTeeth, Comparative Religions studies is one of the most fascinating academic subjects I've studied. Granted, yours truly is not a theology major(world ethics might be yet more interesting), but I like to dabble in the studies. I think it is distressing how little discussion there is between different religions and it really shows how medieval we can still be. For example, only now does the Catholic church confess to their support of the WW2 fascist rule, not to mention open ways for relation between itself and Islam. It does not exactly give a good picture to an institution that preaches charity and forgiveness. Not that a lot of the protestant sects are a lot better, especially the more fringe you go.

[Sand]

Well, doing a study of comparitive religions I consider to be a part of sociology and anthropology.

Edited November 18, 2007 by Sand

[Hurlshort]

Yes, religion belongs in Social Science, which is the class formally known as Social Studies.

[Azure79]

This looks really good. Thanks for the link.

[Pop]

We just covered this in Intro to Philosophy, but anybody who isn't familiar with the (weak) rationales for ID really ought to watch it.

[Walsingham]

Anyone who believes in ID should be forced to stare at me naked for one hour. That'd cure 'em.

[Azure79]

Anyone who believes in ID should be forced to stare at me naked for one hour. That'd cure 'em.

 

HAHAHA. Thanks for making me laugh out loud during work.