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Author Topic:   You are hereby appointed Commissioner of the Dept. of Education for Tennessee
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Message 1 of 2 (390915)
03-22-2007 3:14 PM


Your first task, should you decide to accept this appointment, is to respond to the following inquiries from the state legislature:
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(1) Is the Universe and all that is within it, including human beings, created through purposeful, intelligent design by a Supreme Being, that is a Creator?
Understand that this question does not ask that the Creator be given a name. To name the Creator is a matter of faith. The question simply asks whether the Universe has been created or has merely happened by random, unplanned, and purposeless occurrences.
Further understand that this question asks that the lastest advances in multiple scientific disciplines - such as physics, astronomy, molecular biology, DNA studies, physiology, paleontology, mathematics, and statistics - be considered, rather than relying solely on descriptive and hypothetical suppositions.
If the answer to Question 1 is "Yes," please answer Question 2:
(2) Since the Universe, including human beings, is created by a Supreme Being (a Creator), why is creationism not taught in Tennessee public schools?
If the answer to Question 1 is "The question cannot be proved or disproved," please answer Question 3:
(3) Since it cannot be determined whether the Universe, including human beings, is created by a Surprme Being (a Creator), why is creationism not taught as an alternative concept, explanation, or theory, along with the theory of evolution in Tennessee public schools?
If the answer to Question 1 is "No" please accept the General Assembly's admiration for being able to decide conclusively a question that has long perplexed and occupied the attention of scientists, philosophers, theologians, educators, and others.
No webpage found at provided URL: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SR0017.pdf
In addressing these questions, bear in mind that you are in a public office and that your response may well have political ramifications. In other words, among other things, it wouldn't be a good idea to call the legislature idiots, or for your response to suggest that you think the questions are stupid.
As an interesting aside, the Attorney General was asked to give an opinion about the constitutionality of the resolution proposing these questions. In concluding that it did not, the AG's office made this rather frank observation: "the resolution clearly appears to constitute a rhetorical device designed to advocate the teaching of creationism as an alternative to the theory of evolution."
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03-22-2007 3:38 PM


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