The August 23, 1999 Time magazine has a cover story on evolution and a
thoughtful rebuttal of the Kansas Board of Education decision and
Creationism movement by Stephen Jay Gould.
David Hershey
dh321 at excite.comBotanique1 at AOL.COM wrote:
>> In a message dated 8/15/99 09:47:20 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
>dstarret at BIOLOGY.SEMO.EDU writes:
>> << What I tell my students is the science and religion search for answers as
> stating they are searching for truth counteracts my point that creation,
> religion, etc are untestable and rely solely on one's faith and belief in
> what others tell you whereas in science you CAN test and get the answers
> directly for yourself. Faith is subjedctive, science is objective, etc.
> >>
>> 'Tis I, Steffi, under a new screen name. I have moved to Lake Tahoe, and I
> am glad to be back in touch with plant-ed... however, I am quite disjointed
> by the current topic. As scientists, we have a bad habit of thinking "black
> and white." Dave is right in one sense, that science and religion coexist --
> they must, for human nature will persist no matter how slowly or quickly
> evolution shows its face. Faith CANNOT be taught in the classroom, though,
> but it must be acknowledged. It will exist, and we must acknowledge and
> integrate "faith" into our classroom curricula. We cannot avoid it. And we
> must remember, that faith does not merely exist within the church. We can no
> longer put energy into the facade that science is objective. Science is
> backed and bound by the interest, intrigue, and emotion of persons seeking
> truth via mediums supposedly countered by religion, while immersed in a
> religion of their own -- a religion that embodies our belief, our faith in
> science.
>> Oooh, it's soap box time.
>> Steffi
>> *******************************
> Stefanie Galgon
> Department of Biology
> Northern Arizona University
>smg4 at dana.ucc.nau.edu>Botanique1 at aol.com
