Last month, an internet petition was run on the Shovelbums website for four days, opposing the teaching of Intelligent Design (ID) in science classes. The petition was in direct response to the Discovery Institute's petition entitled A Scientific Dissent From Darwinism, which took four years to obtain 400 signatures. In just four days, the petition A Scientific Support for Darwinism garnered 7,733 signatures from scholars and scientists opposed to the proposition that ID should be taught in high schools alongside evolution.
In my opinion, the teaching of ID in high school science classes is a thoroughly bad idea. The next generation of scientists will have to face the reality of global warming and may indeed need to concentrate their careers developing adaptive strategies for the preservation of the planet. We need kids who are interested in practicing science, and not put off by some pseudo-science rubbish they learned in high school.
Intelligent Design Petition Results
In my opinion, the teaching of ID in high school science classes is a thoroughly bad idea. The next generation of scientists will have to face the reality of global warming and may indeed need to concentrate their careers developing adaptive strategies for the preservation of the planet. We need kids who are interested in practicing science, and not put off by some pseudo-science rubbish they learned in high school.
Intelligent Design Petition Results
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