Kansas science standards changed
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:00 pm
Just thought some here would be interested to know about this change in Kansas' science standard. Within the following article, the issue of Naturalism masquerading as "Science" is also touched upon:
Kurieuo.The original standards read,
<blockquote>"Science is the human activity of seeking natural explanations for what we observe in the world around us."</blockquote>
This sounds fine and innocuous, until you run into the following problem:
In practice today, "natural explanations" is a code phrase for "explanations that rule out design or purpose." The chief glory of Darwinism is that it purports to explain how life could come into existence, grow, and change without any design or purpose. No other theory of evolution will do that for you.
Therefore — here's the kicker — objections to Darwinism, even when founded on impeccable science evidence, are treated as, by definition, objections to science itself.
From the naturalist's point of view, that makes sense. If the purpose of science is to defend naturalism, no objections to Darwinism can be allowed. Objecting would be like going to Mass and telling the priest that you doubt the divinity of Christ. The key difference is that the Catholic Church is not a publicly funded institution to which one is legally obligated to send one's children. The public school, as it happens, is. Hence the intractable controversy.
So the minority report, which has just been accepted, has changed the standard to read
<blockquote>"Science is a systematic method of continuing investigation, that uses observation, hypothesis testing, measurement, experimentation, logical argument and theory building, to lead to more adequate explanations of natural phenomena." </blockquote>http://www.arn.org/blogs/index.php/2/20 ... ved_would_