Intelligent Design in Science Class - Sample curriculum please

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If evolution is science, then what is naturalism?

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There are two kinds of naturalism; ontological and methodological.Ontological naturalism is the philosophical position that all that exists is the natural and that the supernatural does not exist.Methodological naturalism posits that only that in nature which we can observe with our five senses can be explained using naturalistic explanations. It ignores the question of the existence or non-existence of the supernatural entirely.The scientific method is based upon Methodological naturalism, and anyone doing real science uses methodological naturalism in their work.No science is based upon ontological naturalism, nor is any scientist required to embrace ontological naturalism as a personal philosophy.This is how it is possible that there are scientists of many different religions and philosophies but who all use methodological naturalism in their work.

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I like complexity, not the simplest answer possible. In the case of how the world came to be the way it is today, ID in the form of christian creationism, is about the simplest explanation there is.

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I would actually say that the ID/Creationist explanation is simplistic rather than simple.This message has been edited by schrafinator, 04-09-2006 08:39 AM

Ink, do you get what I am saying in Message #52?