jay_a2j wrote:The point is... if the non-religious are offended by the religious and we will do everything from banning 10 commandments on courtroom walls to not allowing Bible studies in schools before class. Then why can the religious NOT be offended by the things the non-religious force upon us (as stated previously). Either make it so no one is "offended" (which is impossible) or stop filling lawsuits against people of faith.
It's not the non-religious being offended. The reason the 10 commandments aren't allowed in courtrooms is because 8 of them aren't laws! And Bible studies don't belong in schools because if you are going to teach one religion, you have to teach them all. It's cheaper and easier to just not teach any religion.
BTW... I want Little Johnny not to be taught stuff that goes against HIS faith. Why not teach gambleing, how to roll a joint, how to shoplift without getting caught?
Then take little Johnny and place him in a parochial school, if you can't afford it you can either take out a loan from a bank or try to apply for a scholarship/sponsorship of some kind.
Stick to the BASICS (math, history, science -exclude evolution, English)
The basics? But if we're gonna teach religion, shouldn't we teach latin, greek, and hebrew instead of english? I mean, those are the original languages of the Bible...
Adaptation is not evolution. Adaptation is the changing of characteristics of a species. (but it still remains THAT species) There is a species of fish that migrated into underwater caves which where pitch black. So over time they became blind (since they had no need for sight). Evolution is the changing from one species to a totally new species over a long period of time. Ape to man (Of which there is no evidence).
The dictionary defines evolution as:
A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form.
And in Biology:
Change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, and resulting in the development of new species.
That same dictionary defines adaptation as:
Something, such as a device or mechanism, that is changed or changes so as to become suitable to a new or special application or situation.
And in Biology:
An alteration or adjustment in structure or habits, often hereditary, by which a species or individual improves its condition in relationship to its environment.
A fish lives in the darkest part of the ocean. It discards the genes for sight because sight is a detriment to the fish. It also gains bioluminescent appendages to draw in prey. That fish IS A NEW SPECIES OF FISH.
Adaptation is hereditary. Heredity is the genetic composition of a species during successive generations.
If you
had paid attention in that science class, you would have learned that adaptation is a function of evolution. As a species evolves into a new species, it also adapts to its environment. Therefore your fish moving to the zone of darkness in the ocean adapts to its environment and eventually evolves into a new species.
And that was "How Science Works" for July 12, 2006. Join us again next time as we explore the difference between science and non-science.
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