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Kitzmiller versus Dover Area School District (Intelligent Design)

It sounds like Super Smash Brothers at first (if you’ve ever played), as any good court case does - but this is the infamous discussion on the teaching of intelligent design in public schools.

What I know about ID (intelligent design) so far (PLEASE correct me if I’m wrong and feel free to add):

Intelligent design is a theory that came into use after the Kitzmiller vs. Dover Area School District case on the teaching of “creation science” alongside evolution. It is based upon how complex life is. People who believe in ID believe that something as complex as, for example, a protein pump wouldn’t be possible without an intelligent being to guide the development of such things. ID is currently a very controversial topic - while some people believe that ID is valid and should be taught, others believe that ID is completely untrue. There are also many people in between who have many different views - one of these may be that ID is not necessarily true however to get a complete perspective students should be taught ID as one option, in case they choose to believe it.

Personally I believe intelligent design is a load of hooey (gotta love that word). To survive, creationism evolved into intelligent design. On a more practical note, we can actually see evolution in action in many types of bacteria.

I can see it from the other point of view though. How could little cellular machines like this do so much?

But then again there’s the obvious. Where else could fossils and geology and all the other evidence that’s rock hard (excuse the pun) come from? It’d be impossible for “non-believers” to fake something like fossils on such a large scale as this planet.

Jesus lovingly cradles a baby raptor.

Jesus lovingly cradles a baby raptor.

More Webcomics

As promised, another webcomic:

String Theory

I need to check, but I’m pretty sure there’s going to be a series soon. It’ll be geeky, so watch out! :D

Snow

As the last flakes fall from the Valentine’s day blizzard, I can’t help but feel disappointed. I only got two snow days?! I think. But I suppose should be grateful, I mean, even up here in Vermont we haven’t had snow (or snow days) like this in about four years.

I guess that’s what I’m disappointed about, that four winters went to waste without a snow level of over4 inches. I find myself cursing god, if there is one (I’m an agnostic, more on that later), for all this non-winter fun. But now, with this Valentine’s day storm sweeping the nation, I suppose I can, at last, sigh with relief. Merry Christmas (because we never really had it) to all, and to all, a good night.

And now, leave me alone! I wanna enjoy my snow day.