Ray M. Davis Jr. is a rather clueless man. (That's me being kind). Here's why:
I was thinking about the controversy of whether or not the theory of intelligent creation should be taught in our schools, and realized that the main charge in our schools is to impart knowledge. Whether or not I believe in the theory of creationism, there are well over a billion people on this planets that do. Therefore this must be included with any other major theories.
Let's get the obvious out of the way. Intelligent creation is not a fucking theory. No credible scientist would ever call it that. You can't just call something a theory.
Second, his argument that a lot of people believe in creationism and therefore should be taught is a fallacy. It's known as argumentum ad populum. It's a childish argument. I don't mean that in an insulting manner (for the most part). Children will often claim "everyone has it, it's good, I must have it". I'm sure we can all see the error of this argument.
A majority in California didn't want to allow same-sex marriage but that does not make the decision to attempt to ban it right or acceptable.
I was thinking about the controversy of whether or not the theory of intelligent creation should be taught in our schools, and realized that the main charge in our schools is to impart knowledge. Whether or not I believe in the theory of creationism, there are well over a billion people on this planets that do. Therefore this must be included with any other major theories.
If a theory is wrong, it's wrong. If you can't handle that then stay out of the science debate. Opinions are nice, some are just more factually correct then others.
Evolution has not been clearly defined to the point that it is no longer theory but 100 percent fact. Scientist and others are still attempting conclusively prove the Big Bang Theory.
Evolution and the Big Bang Theory are two separate issues. Pro-intelligent designers need to get that fucking fact straight before they jump into this discussion.
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You point out the fallacy of saying "people think it's right, therefore we should do it," but that's not what Davis was saying; he's not saying we should abandon evolutionary theory. He's saying kids who are in school (to learn mind you) should learn both. He said if millions of people believe it, we should know about it. NOT that we should believe it ourselves. Your argument against that is like saying just because there's no "proof" supporting Judaism or Islam means you shouldn't have to ever learn about those religions. Millions of people do believe in them and if you are going to interact with them or, as you seem to enjoy, say that their beliefs are wrong, you should probably understand them first. You can't argue against Californians being against gay marriage without understanding why they are against it, even though they are wrong.
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