intelligent design and our school system
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Intelligent Design and our school system. Austin Stonecash. What is Intelligent Design?. Theory of Intelligent Designer Opposes the Theory of Evolution Discovery Institute. Major Proponents. Michael Behe. William Dembski. “Irreducible Complexity”. “Specified Complexity”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
INTELLIGENT DESIGN AND OUR SCHOOL SYSTEMAustin Stonecash
What is Intelligent Design? Theory of Intelligent Designer
Opposes the Theory of Evolution Discovery Institute
Major Proponents
“Irreducible Complexity”
“Specified Complexity”
Michael Behe William Dembski
Irreducibly Complex Systems that are too complex to have
evolved from simpler systems Ex. Bacteria Flagellum
Specified Complexity Used as a
reliable marker Used to identify
things that can be described as irreducibly complex
Its place in science? Widely unaccepted
NCSE Religious motives Political motives
Politics and Science Clash
Kitzmiller vs. Dover School District trial
Separation of Church and State Our Constitution Religious motives aren’t allowed Public schools
The Wedge Document Written by Discovery Institute Goals for United States
Political and Religious
Of Pandas and People ID biology textbook Gets ID into the classroom Was denied by Court
What was the Verdict? ID is a religiously affiliated theory Denied from Dover Schools Judge John E. Jones
Conclusion Religion motives from the authors Theory has very little support Evidence contrary to theory Should be kept from our school system
Any Questions?
http://www.andrewcorbett.net/articles/intelligent-design.htmlhttp://www.ideacenter.org/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/1438http://www.lehigh.edu/~inbios/faculty/behe.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreducible_complexity#Flagellahttp://duanegraham.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/the-fall-of-mittens-and-the-rise-of-uh-santorum/http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/05/27/science-tuesday-breath-taking-insanity/http://www.aclu-nm.org/resources/know-your-rights/bill-of-rights/
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