Then do you want public school children not to be taught Einstein's Theory of General Relativity. Are the children to come to understand that theory by themselves?
I doubt that most children (if maybe but 1 in thousands), and very few adults could truly explain Einstein's work in their own words (rather than regurgitate his statements). I doubt most high school teachers are genuinely equipped to really teach Einstein level physics beyond reading from a textbook.
However, this topic is about biological theory of how biological organisms came to be or adapt to the environment....so the attempt to distract away from that topic is duly noted.
E=mc2 resulted directly from that scientific Theory, would that too not be taught by your reasoning, as it is based upon a scientific Theory?
Memorization of E=mc2 is useless without genuine understanding of what that formula suggests, and without being able to work each and every mathematical step of that theory, there is not much value at a rudimentary level that I can see beyond saying that Einstein's work was at the time revolutionary. It is a nice history lesson, but for all but the gifted, it leads to a vanity of "I know Einstein's theory" type of thought process.
Imagine the typical high school student saying to Einstein "I understand your theory in the same way you do."
My guess is that he would be amused....
How school children would be better served in any way for not being taught such Theories, is not in my view demonstrated by mis-naming them as a dogmatic belief systems.
Taught, or offered?
Big difference....
Teaching and learning what is known only as fact, but eliminating what is possible or should be possible from well substantiated explanations of those facts in the form of scientific Theory, would deprive everyone of knowledge and progress and present little in the way of any new factual discovery.
Well substantiated. Now there is the rub.
I have not seen any theory of evolution of the species from a single first primordial species substantiated at all.
It would also steal from the minds of the young especially, any ability to develop and grow new fact based understandings of the world around them.
Teaching someone how to think critically is a far cry from telling them what to think, or telling them what the current wave of scientists think.
Biological evolution is a fact. Presumably you would want that fact taught in school.
The biological process that is fact, yes of course teach that.
It is a fact that biological organisms do attempt adapt to the environment when it is necessary for their survival. It is not a fact that all the species we see now have evolved from lower species.
The Theory of Evolution as explained scientifically through Origin of Species is supported by fact and also based upon corroborated scientific Theory.
Supported by fact?
How about rationalized as predictive and explanatory of what happened in the past based on one view of the data with a specific conclusion in mind?
From that scientific Therory arise considerable known facts, offering fantastic advancements in medical science.
From theory, no facts arise.
Scientific facts are the product of observation or mathematical calculations.
Neither Biological evolution nor the Theory of Evolution deals with the origin of life.
Agree there.
Nor do they include any propositions about atheists or theists or Gods or Creation.
The implication is there from the past knowledge and history of the Scopes trial.
We are not living in a vacuum of the past events and beliefs, the conflict, and the prevailing belief systems of man from apes and lower species thinking.....right or wrong, that have come from Darwinism.
Intelligent Design / Creationism is is to do with unqualified speculation through a process of indoctrination by ideology. It is not at all the fact based process found by scientific study or scientific Theory.
Ahh, now the heart of the matter.
Who is actually qualified to determine what is "qualified" to appear as theory?
We have elevated scientists and their theories to the level of scripture in this society....they are to be accepted alone because a group of scientists deem them worthy?
Talk about brainwashing youth....
Teach facts, science, the Scientific Method and scientific Theory in science class.
Sure, and teach all the flaws and failures of the scientific method, and why the need is greatest among the real scientist to continue to hold doubt over any theory that is lacking proof complete.
Teach things of a certain philosophical inclination and conjecture, in Religious Education class where they belong.
Impossible to separate science from its philosophical implications.
Any reasonable student will ask why along the way, and at some point the science teacher will honestly say "we don't know, it is our best guess."
Best guessing, and the acceptance of best guessing is a philosophy in itself as relates to man's existence and origin.
It is not necessary to have any theory of biological process to observe the facts of biological processes.
Let the children then come to their own conclusions.
Of course, and let them be fully educated in order to do so.
In the days of Plato students had to go through much study before they were introduced to advanced concepts. They even had to have physical training to make sure they were of sound body as well as mind.
Now we see little but regurgitation of and memorization of "facts" in order to pass examinations, with little understanding of the real value and place a scientific mind has in life, and how to develop balanced human beings who can contribute to society on all levels...not just end up being social misfits and nerdy types who have no ability to see the forest for the trees.
An end of year 'GOD' thread...wow right on time...things have not changed around here...