Re: [pcp-discuss:] Fwd: "Intelligent Design" lobby Congress against Darwinism

From: John J. Kineman (jjk@NGDC.NOAA.GOV)
Date: Thu Jun 08 2000 - 17:22:33 BST

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    Francis,

    In light of the information you provide about the origin of the ID discussion
    (which I apologise for being ignorant of), I must voice agreement with your
    sentiment, especially so that my other comments aren't misunderstood as
    somehow
    supporting creationism, anti-evolution teaching, etc., or condoning
    politicization of science, which I fully agree is a threat to society.
    Clearly,
    the teaching of un-disciplined thought and arbitrary points of view - like in
    most versions of religioius creationism, runs counter to other knowledge about
    what constitutes knowledge. An understanding of epistemology should be
    foremost
    in the curriculum.

    Anyway, thanks for the clarification. I don't pay much attention to such
    groups, so did not recognize it as a political agenda.

    At 03:12 PM 6/8/00 +0200, you wrote:
    ...................
    >Let me first note that John here reacts to a forward by me of a
    >forward of a forward by Massimo Pigliucci of an original news
    >statement about "Intelligent Design" theorists lobbying congress. It
    >was Pigliucci who used the term "sickening". I would not go so far,
    >but did use the term "frightening". Let me explain why I find this
    >frightening.
    >
    ........
    >
    >I don't imply that the US congress would take such radical measures.
    >But the whole point of the lobbying exercise is clearly to make
    >congress intervene in some way, most visibly by reducing the
    >importance of Darwinian evolution in the school curricula, and by
    >adding "Intelligent Design" or something along those lines to the
    >curriculum as a valuable alternative theory.
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