Intelligent Design Theory
Darshane Hines
Biology 211
Dr. Peters
What other regions of the country have had attempts to include Intelligent Design into their science curricula? Where have ID proponents been successful in incorporating this viewpoint into public science classes?
The theory of intelligent design argues that some features of the universe are best explained as the products of an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection. Due to its controversial nature it is not widely taught throughout our country and has met with some problems for schools that have taught the idea. While private and religious-based schools have the freedom to teach open curricula, we learned in 2005 that public schools however cannot. In December 2005, …show more content…
Another case is Texas, where the teaching of the intelligent design theory was being considered in adding to the new science curricula. Though in Texas it did not go very far as it did not have much ground with 97.7% of Texas scientists rejecting intelligent design as valid science and 95% of the Texas science faculty wanting only evolution to be taught in science …show more content…
According to molecular geneticist Bruce T. Lahn, “There is no evidence for it. Intelligent Design, by scientific definition, cannot be a theory because it cannot be tested; only believed.” The National Center for Science Education have a bolder statement regarding creationism and intelligent design stating, “Teachers who present creationism (under any name) as science are misinforming their students…” and “Teachers have no freedom to misinform and miseducate students. It is scientifically inappropriate and educationally irresponsible to present intelligent design under its own name or in any other guise as scientifically credible. And it is unconstitutional to do so in the public
Biology 211
Dr. Peters
What other regions of the country have had attempts to include Intelligent Design into their science curricula? Where have ID proponents been successful in incorporating this viewpoint into public science classes?
The theory of intelligent design argues that some features of the universe are best explained as the products of an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection. Due to its controversial nature it is not widely taught throughout our country and has met with some problems for schools that have taught the idea. While private and religious-based schools have the freedom to teach open curricula, we learned in 2005 that public schools however cannot. In December 2005, …show more content…
Another case is Texas, where the teaching of the intelligent design theory was being considered in adding to the new science curricula. Though in Texas it did not go very far as it did not have much ground with 97.7% of Texas scientists rejecting intelligent design as valid science and 95% of the Texas science faculty wanting only evolution to be taught in science …show more content…
According to molecular geneticist Bruce T. Lahn, “There is no evidence for it. Intelligent Design, by scientific definition, cannot be a theory because it cannot be tested; only believed.” The National Center for Science Education have a bolder statement regarding creationism and intelligent design stating, “Teachers who present creationism (under any name) as science are misinforming their students…” and “Teachers have no freedom to misinform and miseducate students. It is scientifically inappropriate and educationally irresponsible to present intelligent design under its own name or in any other guise as scientifically credible. And it is unconstitutional to do so in the public