Posted on February 14 at 10:07 p.m.Suggest removal

I suppose if I assumed all the people in favor of ID were credible and all evoluionists were illegitamate i'd have quite an impressive presupposed argument as well. As long as evolutionists assume the other side are "quacks" off the get go, we'll get no where. Name calling, i'm sure, is a great way to impress people and degrade an argument, but its not all that scientific. No one is trying to discredit science, I think we'd all just like to see a theory either upheld or criticized in the classroom. If evolution is so untouchable, let it be criticized

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Posted on February 13 at 10:43 a.m.Suggest removal

We surely owe Professors respect, but by no means should we compromise our ability to think as intelligent people so that Professors feel don't "challenged" or "disrespected" or feel "safe". That’s not the point. We live in a world where our educators are subject to scrutiny, criticism, and testing of their theories. If you want to be told what to believe, America may not be the country for you. We believed the world was flat, that sea monsters existed, and that black people were inferior species for a long time, but it turns out those are all untrue. Had people not challenged these theories, we'd all live in a pretty messed up world right now. We need to look for truth

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Posted on February 13 at 10:33 a.m.Suggest removal

Comparing the Theory of Evolution (which Darwin, himself, claimed had many serious problems) with a recordable, historical event like the Holocaust is totally absurd. That’s a logical fallacy if I’ve ever seen one. I think any group of people can get together and agree to accept a theory as law but until it’s opened to critical analysis (which Darwin encouraged) will never stand up to anyone accept those who already accept it. Science is about PROVING theories, not just making people feel stupid by illogical means until they eventually give up the fight. Open your mind and prove the theory against criticism in the classroom.

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Posted on February 12 at 10:24 a.m.Suggest removal

It sounds like you oppose this bill for fear your theory might be wrong. Let it stand up to criticism. If its as much of a fact as you say, then there shouldn't be a problem.

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Posted on February 12 at 7:59 a.m.Suggest removal

Begging the question by assuming that applying critical analysis to a questionable theory would be "Dumbing down public grade school education is not conducive to providing quality graduates from public universities." is not only illogical but truly unintelligent and a total assumption. If this theory was as rock solid as these professors say it is, we ought to have the opportunity to criticize and test it. This tradition of paranoia is no longer indicative of a well educated professor of academia, but a sign of weakness in ones own belief in a theory. Let it stand up to testing, we'll see how "scientific" this ill-founded theory really is, and we don't need to take your word for it.

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Posted on February 12 at 7:47 a.m.Suggest removal

I'm glad that our school paper is standing up for the free flow of thought that is necessary to bring about new discovery. I think its absurd (and a quite paranoid) of these professors to lobby against a bill allowing criticism of a THEORY when that’s the job of science in the first place!
Its totally frightening to think that our academic community is no longer bound only by the laws given to us by factual findings anymore, but now by the dogmatic beliefs of many in the scientific community that no longer see the need for evidence, experiment or reason, but find it totally legitimate to call something a fact because many people believe it.
Many people thought the world was flat, but through science and discovery we realized it wasn’t. If the theory of evolution is a “fact” like these select professors claim, then let it hold up to scientific scrutiny and testing. Surely people wouldn't be timid about defending gravity, why should this "fact" be any different. If the theory of Intelligent Design is probable, plausible, and could help us understand the world around us, reason would lead us to think we should test, scrutinize, and criticize this theory to find its validity or lack thereof. Evolutionists ought to be just as comfortable subjecting their view to the same standard.
Its time people stopped throwing sticks in the spokes of science just because it may contradict what they have always believed. We need to seek the truth, not just a forced consensus.

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