Noble Realms — Intelligent Design theory in schools....

Re: Intelligent Design theory in schools....

2005-01-12T11:00:15Z

Just came across an interesting article about ID on Rense

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The Limits Of Intelligent Design
By Terrell E. Arnold
1-11-5

The universe we can see with the Hubble telescope and other tools shows us a system of grand scale and complexity. Everything as far back in time, meaning as far out into space as we can see shows us a system in constant processes of change. With the Big Bang in doubt, the system apparently displays no clear-cut sense of direction. However, the visible display, along with our own being and the nature of things around us, tells us that somewhere, in this or another galaxy, or one still to coalesce out of yet primitive matter, the conditions for life can be coming together, and other races, having acquired intelligence can be advancing to the stage of observing, questioning, mapping and interpreting their surroundings. Their conclusions are unlikely to be different from ours, because the physical laws we observe tell us that no being-aside from the supreme one-- standing anywhere in this system, has time or vision to see it all. Intelligence, anywhere in the system, is beset by the same condition: It may be unable to comprehend enough to understand the whole.

Full article: http://www.rense.com/general61/ntel.htm

Re: Intelligent Design theory in schools....

2005-01-08T19:23:24Z

Quoted from the article: "This is the first legal challenge to Intelligent Design, and that alone makes it important," Walczak said. "If we lose, we really fear that you will see school districts all across the country teaching Intelligent Design."

Yeah, and we can't have intelligence at work in this universe, can we? Sigh...

Re: Intelligent Design theory in schools....

2005-01-06T15:49:42Z

finally! they start teaching new and useful things in public schools!
(well, maybe not yet, but its a step forward)

gosh, can u believe they are trying to say that teaching anything that opposes darwinian theory is illegal ?????

dont get me wrong darwin was genius, but im pretty sure his theory isnt 100% accurate.

this looks to me (the opposition trying to stop this alternative teaching) as a clear sign that someone/thing doesnt want us to begin teaching this to people etc...

Re: Intelligent Design theory in schools....

2005-01-06T15:13:09Z

The "intelligent design" framework for approaching the question makes the most sense to me. I remember a few months ago one of the major newsrags (Time or Newsweek probably) made it the theme of one of their issues and on the cover it said something like "Creationism 2.0?" It went on to make the point that the religious right viewed ID theory as a wedge to get back into the schools. We can't avoid that type of thinking, obviously, but the whole idea of ID theory is that WE DON'T KNOW where we came from, and we're making a supposition based on the complexity of creation that there was an intelligence behind the process. This as opposed to classical creation or evolution theories that arrogantly state "this is what happened, period." To my way of thinking the ID viewpoint is both honest and humble and just plain makes more sense.

Intelligent Design theory in schools....

2005-01-06T14:30:16Z

http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/01/06 … index.html

Now I don't know if I believe all the alien stuff I have been reading so much of, but for some reason the first though that came to my mind when I saw this article was that they are slowly starting to blatantly tell us where we came from....wierd.

I would love to hear everyones thoughts.

P.S. I have been reading posts on this forum for a month or so regularly and really enjoy the site, the science/metaphysics parts especially. Good to actually have something interesting to do at work along with all my daydreaming