Multi-Board Poll: Teaching Intelligent Design in schools

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2005-08-11 01:12pm

Hah, they asked this on today's Newsround, that's the BBC's "kids news" program, and a 12 year old kid wrote in to say "Evolution is scientific because it's testable, you can't test anything of Intelligent Design! It shouldn't be taught in science," how cool is that?

sketerpot · Post by **sketerpot** » 2005-08-11 01:20pm

Rye wrote:Hah, they asked this on today's Newsround, that's the BBC's "kids news" program, and a 12 year old kid wrote in to say "Evolution is scientific because it's testable, you can't test anything of Intelligent Design! It shouldn't be taught in science," how cool is that?

That's awesome! That kid should get a medal or something.

Patrick Degan · Post by **Patrick Degan** » 2005-08-11 04:16pm

sketerpot wrote:
Rye wrote:Hah, they asked this on today's Newsround, that's the BBC's "kids news" program, and a 12 year old kid wrote in to say "Evolution is scientific because it's testable, you can't test anything of Intelligent Design! It shouldn't be taught in science," how cool is that?
That's awesome! That kid should get a medal or something.

More to the point, it should be asked why American kids aren't capable of that level of logical thought. But then the ones responsible for making such an inquiry are also the ones pushing nonsense like Intelligent Design. That is if they're not simply busy skimming whatever they can get off the school budgets, like our board does here in New Orleans.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2005-08-11 08:02pm

Teach something that's 100% un-scientific in science classes?

No.

lPeregrine · Post by **lPeregrine** » 2005-08-11 09:04pm

NO. Not until the hypocrites crusade equally strongly to teach the theory that Peregrine the Hellbird got drunk and accidentally created the universe 3 days ago.

Civil War Man · Post by **Civil War Man** » 2005-08-11 09:07pm

I'm surprised nobody has espoused the glory of the Great Green Arkleseizure, who sneezed out the universe and all life in it, and the coming of the Great White Hanky to purge the sinners.

Obviously a no vote from me. Topics have their place in subjects. Teaching Intelligent Design in a biology class is like teaching Shakespeare in a math class.

Fleet Admiral JD · Post by **Fleet Admiral JD** » 2005-08-12 10:35am

You have two chances to guess how I voted.

HINT: It began with "N"

SCRawl · Post by **SCRawl** » 2005-08-12 02:17pm

I voted "no", and I really don't think I have to explain myself to the likes of you.

Post by **Dalton** » 2005-08-12 03:50pm

Fairy tales should be relegated to literature classes.

SeebianWurm · Post by **SeebianWurm** » 2005-08-12 05:13pm

I accidentally voted yes. I most definitely meant no, but in a moment of being spaced out I clicked the yes and submit.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2005-08-12 05:39pm

No.

That's in Spanish by the way.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2005-08-12 06:09pm

Not that I'm too surprised, but 161 to 4 seems a total one sided victory (for common sense). Wheeeeeeee.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2005-08-12 07:42pm

Silly board. Two option poll, and one is 97% and the other is 2%. Did they program the "margin of error" into phpBB?

Civil War Man · Post by **Civil War Man** » 2005-08-13 12:56am

Knife wrote:Not that I'm too surprised, but 161 to 4 seems a total one sided victory (for common sense). Wheeeeeeee.

Especially since at least 1 (2, IIRC) have recinded their yea votes in favor of nay votes.

wilfulton · Post by **wilfulton** » 2005-08-13 09:53am

If you're going to teach intelligent design in the classroom, that sounds like a good topic for literature class, but I would never do that another person. I have actually read the part of the bible where it talks about God's intelligent design of the world, and it was painful. I put it down at the end of Genesis and never opened it again. I was at least somewhat interested in the books talking about the big bang and all the associated happy horse shit.

Teach science in science class.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2005-08-14 10:26am

Is this the most one sided Non-ban poll ever?

Qwerty 42 · Post by **Qwerty 42** » 2005-08-14 12:36pm

Definitely no.

I think that, since evolution is a theory of science, it should be taught in the classrooms of science. Similarly, since creationism and intelligent design are theories of faith they should be taught in the classrooms of faith, that is, the churches or religious classes in private schools.

Any mention of creationism or intelligent design in any science class, public especially, should be solely so that people understand a debate exists, and not taught as the scientific equal to evolution.

wolveraptor · Post by **wolveraptor** » 2005-08-16 10:41am

Might I ask how many unaccounted-for yays there have been? Make no mistake: we will find you, closet fundies.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2005-08-16 10:43am

If for clarification, three yays were accounted for, the first was done near the start of the poll and has yet to have anyone claim it.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2005-08-16 11:58am

Intelligent Design is just creationalism with new clever sounding words in order to make dumb asses think it's real. Hell no.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2005-08-17 02:21am

I want to know who the last closet creationist or who the dumbass was that didn't read was.

Obviously, not IRTTOP.

Glimmervoid · Post by **Glimmervoid** » 2005-08-18 03:21pm

I clicked the wrong box. One vote for yes should be moved to no.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2005-08-18 03:48pm

Glimmervoid wrote:I clicked the wrong box. One vote for yes should be moved to no.

And you need to move to Florida, obviously

I voted no, for obvious reasons. No need for this stupid shit in the classrooms, unless used as an example of stupid shit.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2005-08-18 03:57pm

Nay, of course.

Post by **Coyote** » 2005-08-18 09:10pm

Intelligent Design is useless and foolish.

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Multi-Board Poll: Teaching Intelligent Design in schools

Do you believe that Intelligent Design, as defined as an intelligent interloper designing and creating life on Earth, should be taught in public high school science classes around the United States?