tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post114176330495711414..comments2024-01-01T17:08:19.451-05:00Comments on Clark Street Blog: Scientists Map Genetic Tree of LifeWestEnderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13170032373825704559noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-1141833372774889902006-03-08T10:56:00.000-05:002006-03-08T10:56:00.000-05:00Wes is right. The fundamental issue is that scienc...Wes is right. The fundamental issue is that science class is for science, not religion. If a student is going to argue against evolution, he/she must argue that there is a preponderance of evidence supporting another theory. That is the scientific method.<BR/><BR/>The American Physical Society's statement on <A HREF="http://www.aps.org/statements/99_6.cfm" REL="nofollow">what is science</A> may WestEnderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13170032373825704559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-1141826205736551482006-03-08T08:56:00.000-05:002006-03-08T08:56:00.000-05:00Mark, you're braver than I. The minute one of thos...Mark, you're braver than I. The minute one of those students says "God said," fail that student. It's a grand belief system, but it's not the basis for scientific evidence - and falling back on it shows that student cannot think and write logically.<BR/><BR/>WFWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00089140514043408208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-1141781905561365262006-03-07T20:38:00.000-05:002006-03-07T20:38:00.000-05:00My first thoughts are how is the ID/Creationist cr...My first thoughts are how is the ID/Creationist crowd going to react? I've got several students writing anti-evolution argument papers and I'm realizing that I have less tolerance for them than the "Now that Iraq is over, let's head for Iran" crowd.<BR/><BR/>It's sad that I see something amazing like this and I immediately think, "How will they pervert it?"Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319989104044739755noreply@blogger.com