But does this mean that all scientists and all students and all teachers must be learning and teaching evolution? Why is evolution the primary discipline and not some other scientific discipline?
I'm taking physics, chemistry, Earth sciences and biology with 1087, 979, 376 and 689 pages respectively. Both the Earth sciences and biology texts mention evolution for a grand total of 37 pages. I think we do better in my Catholic school then the kids in the public schools.
this kind of sounds like people are forced to learn/teach evolution though... isnt' there something in the USA's constitution that promotes freedom of belief?
This sounds like people are not free to beleive...it sounds like they have no choice.
We're also not allowed to teach auto mechanics in history classes, pottery in math classes or astronomy in English classes. We are, however, allowed to teach them in there own right.
ID is a bit troublesome in that regard because it is certainly religious in nature, and narrowly religious at that. That makes it's rightful place a narrowly tailored, religious class, which requires the government to support some religions over others.
Im not trying to argue here, but im still trying to understand how the 'study of nature' is not considered scientific.
ID is not the study of nature in that it is not study at all. It is indoctrination. ID (creationism) was the paradigm of natural history until someone made the mistake of studying it.
Genesis 2
17 But of the ponderosa pine, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou shinniest thereof thou shalt sorely learn of thy nakedness.
18 And we all live happily ever after.
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