What scientists need to understand is that science itself is critiquing the “theory of evolution.” It is science itself that has noticed that certain organisms in the fossil record can go through significant periods of time with essentially no change. It is science itself that is trying to come up with explanations or theories that explain this fossil record. All the “strengths and weaknesses” people are asking is that the truth of the fossil record be put in high school biology textbooks. This includes the fact that the fossil record shows some organisms going through great expanses of geological time with essentially no change. Obviously the different theories to explain this fact of the fossil record would be included in the textbooks also.
As a strength or as a weakness?
All the “strengths and weaknesses” people are asking is that the truth of the fossil record be put in high school biology textbooks.
Actually, continuing in the footsteps of the creationists, the creation "scientists," and the IDers, the "strengths and weaknesses" folks are doing what they can to undermine science in general and the theory of evolution in particular--all for religious (i.e., non-scientific) reasons. (And this is leaving out the "teach the controversy" and "it's just a theory" nonsense that they tried for a while.)
The Trojan Horse technique just doesn't work as well when they are all riding on its back cheering.
Why can't they just be honest and admit that it's all a religious viewpoint that is behind their efforts? Why do they have to pretend to do science, and when that fails to try to destroy science or change how science is conducted (read Behe's testimony at Dover)?
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