Comments on: Quotable: “U.S. Schools as Islamic Madrassas” http://beyond-school.org/2008/10/02/palin-american-madrassas/ More learning. Less schooliness. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:14:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JC http://beyond-school.org/2008/10/02/palin-american-madrassas/comment-page-1/#comment-5823 JC Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:08:07 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=1446#comment-5823 Ugh. I can't believe this controversy is still sprouting up in the 21st century. The basis of science is empirical testability. The keystone concept of intelligent design, namely that creation is designed and guided by some kind of intelligent cause rather than by an undirected process, is FUNDAMENTALLY untestable! I don't think that it should be taught at all, but if people insist upon it, it belongs in a philosophy class, not in a science class! Ugh. I can’t believe this controversy is still sprouting up in the 21st century. The basis of science is empirical testability. The keystone concept of intelligent design, namely that creation is designed and guided by some kind of intelligent cause rather than by an undirected process, is FUNDAMENTALLY untestable! I don’t think that it should be taught at all, but if people insist upon it, it belongs in a philosophy class, not in a science class!

]]> By: JazzyBlueTeach http://beyond-school.org/2008/10/02/palin-american-madrassas/comment-page-1/#comment-5822 JazzyBlueTeach Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:04:20 +0000 http://beyond-school.org/?p=1446#comment-5822 Once again, with these series of election themed posts, you amaze me with your brilliance. I have sent all the links to the ill-informed among me, hoping to at least give them food for thought. I am just hoping it does not become food for their recycle bin. Have I told you lately that I love you? ;) You have to be my favorite and most forwarded blog. I am finished Gilgamesh, btw, and have moved on to Enuma Elish. I had probably the most interesting ideas about Gilgamesh in the course thanks to you. Of course, I had the more...hmm... interesting version to work with. :) I wish my kids could have had you as a teacher. I wish I could have had you as a teacher. Keep the politico manifesto coming. I cannot wait to see what you have to say about the debate. Karen Once again, with these series of election themed posts, you amaze me with your brilliance. I have sent all the links to the ill-informed among me, hoping to at least give them food for thought. I am just hoping it does not become food for their recycle bin.

Have I told you lately that I love you? ;) You have to be my favorite and most forwarded blog.

I am finished Gilgamesh, btw, and have moved on to Enuma Elish. I had probably the most interesting ideas about Gilgamesh in the course thanks to you. Of course, I had the more…hmm… interesting version to work with. :)

I wish my kids could have had you as a teacher. I wish I could have had you as a teacher.

Keep the politico manifesto coming. I cannot wait to see what you have to say about the debate.

Karen

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