[Catalist] Religions and the Theory of Biological Evolution

[brendan o'brien]

"Why not teach them all?” asks Tom

…. because in the science classroom we teach the science of evolution that is backed by a strong preponderance of multiple lines of evidence.

Myths and other non-science ‘theories', past and present, can freely be taught in English, History and other parts of the curriculum
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> On 14 Aug 2017, at 11:30 am, Tim Keely <T.Keely at curtin.edu.au> wrote:
> 
> http://listverse.com/2013/03/08/10-alternatives-to-evolution/ <http://listverse.com/2013/03/08/10-alternatives-to-evolution/>
>  
> why not teach them all?
>  
> Please people, please.
>  
> Tim Keely
>  
>  
> From: Catalist [mailto:catalist-bounces at lists.stawa.net] On Behalf Of Michael Podgorny JP
> Sent: Monday, 14 August 2017 9:03 AM
> To: catalist at lists.stawa.net
> Subject: Re: [Catalist] Religions and the Theory of Biological Evolution
>  
> Dear Michael
>  
> Thanks for the posting of this article.  
>  
> I believe that as an educator it is our responsibility to educate the students and deliver material to them allowing the students to make an informed decision.  This relates to theories past and present.
>  
> I am surprised that you would ask a teacher to stop teaching intelligent design and reduce the potential for the students to make informed decisions to become independent learners based on the information provided.
>  
> I also find it disconcerting that you needed to state "(a Catholic)".  It should not matter which religion you are to teach Science or scientific theories/laws/practices to students.
>  
> Michael Podgorny JP
> BA, BEd, MSc, LLB (Hons), Grad Dip Leg Prac
> Cert IV Workplace Trainer and Assessor
> 
> This email is confidential and may also be privileged. Any personal data in this email (including any attachments) must be handled with confidence as the contents are intended to be a confidential communication between the writer and the recipient.
> 
> From: Catalist <catalist-bounces at lists.stawa.net <mailto:catalist-bounces at lists.stawa.net>> on behalf of Michael McGarry <mmcgarry44 at gmail.com <mailto:mmcgarry44 at gmail.com>>
> Sent: Monday, 14 August 2017 8:17:08 AM
> To: catalist at lists.stawa.net <mailto:catalist at lists.stawa.net>
> Subject: [Catalist] Religions and the Theory of Biological Evolution
>  
> Greetings Science Colleagues,
> Some years ago as Science Head of Department in a WA State Government senior high school, I had to ask a science teacher (a Catholic) to stop teaching intelligent design to his Year 10 science students.
> URL 1: http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/id_checklist <http://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/id_checklist>
> URL 2: https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-board-resolution-intelligent-design-theory <https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-board-resolution-intelligent-design-theory>
> URL 3: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/15-answers-to-creationist/ <https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/15-answers-to-creationist/>
> URL 4:http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/05/the-whys-of-religion-vs-evolution/ <http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/05/the-whys-of-religion-vs-evolution/>
> URL 5:http://sci.waikato.ac.nz/evolution/EvolutionReligion.shtml <http://sci.waikato.ac.nz/evolution/EvolutionReligion.shtml>
> I have recently studied the Stanford Encyclopaedia Philosophy: Religion and Science. I was especially interested in the reasons for the historical decline of Science in Islamic countries. [The Stanford Encyclopaedia Philosophy: Religion and Science being a dissertation on Philosophy is a difficult read!]
> Section 2.2 “Science and religion in Islam” in the online publication “The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy: Religion and Science” states that: “The defining characteristic of Islam is its belief in one God (Allah), who communicates through prophets, including Adam, Abraham, and Muhammad” and that; “Allah’s revelations to Muhammad are recorded in the Quran, the central religious text for Islam” and that; “Since the Quran explicitly mentions the special creation of Adam out of clay, most Muslims refuse to accept that humans evolved out of hominin ancestors. Nevertheless, Muslim scientists such as Guessoum (2009) and Rana Dajani (2015) have advocated acceptance of [biological] evolution.”
> Reference URL 6:https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/religion-science/ <https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/religion-science/>
> Biological Evolution – An Islamic Perspective
> URL 7:http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/657/biological-evolution-an-islamic-perspective/ <http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/657/biological-evolution-an-islamic-perspective/>
> NAS Online Evolution Resources
> URL 8:http://www.nas.edu/evolution/IntelligentDesign.html <http://www.nas.edu/evolution/IntelligentDesign.html>
> URL 9: http://www.nas.edu/evolution/FAQ.html <http://www.nas.edu/evolution/FAQ.html>
> Best Wishes,
> Michael John McGarry
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