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Question about intelligent design?

• I have a question about the "point" of teaching intelligent design in school. People go to school to learn **** right? **** that can in some form be applied to solve certain problems, i learned calculus so i could find the optimum solution to certain problems. i learned chemistry to understand and predict what would happen when i mixed x with y and why this could help me e.g. the synthesis of nylon. i learned biology to try to understand how and why cells act the way they act and how (to some degree) we can control our cells with drugs and by controlling other factors so we can gain beneficial results for our selves e.g. drugs that lower blood pressure. I also learned the theory of evolution so that i could understand how and why (for example) over prescribing drugs can cause bacteria to become resistant to the drugs and how this could eventually produce super bugs. I'm just wondering why, people would want to get intelligent design to be taught in schools, what kind of problem does one apply intelligent design to? Telling me that someone created all complex life doesn't tell me anything about how it works. so i'm just wondering, can anyone give me a reason as to why intelligent design should be taught in schools? i cant understand why people were trying to get this done, what were the children supposed to do with the "knowledge" they "learned" from intelligent design class?

• Answer:

  This is from the Discovery Institute FAQ (one of the leading ID groups): -Is Discovery Institute trying to eliminate, reduce or censor the coverage of evolution in textbooks? No. Far from reducing the coverage of evolution, Discovery Institute seeks to increase the coverage of evolution in textbooks. It believes that evolution should be fully and completely presented to students, and they should learn more about evolutionary theory, including its unresolved issues. The true censors are those who want to stop any discussion of the scientific weaknesses of evolutionary theory. -Should public schools require the teaching of intelligent design? No. Instead of mandating intelligent design, Discovery Institute recommends that states and school districts focus on teaching students more about evolutionary theory, including telling them about some of the theory's problems that have been discussed in peer-reviewed science journals. In other words, evolution should be taught as a scientific theory that is open to critical scrutiny, not as a sacred dogma that can't be questioned. We believe this is a common-sense approach that will benefit students, teachers, and parents. -Is teaching about intelligent design unconstitutional? Although Discovery Institute does not advocate requiring the teaching of intelligent design in public schools, it does believe there is nothing unconstitutional about discussing the scientific theory of design in the classroom. In addition, the Institute opposes efforts to persecute individual teachers who may wish to discuss the scientific debate over design in a pedagogically appropriate manner. http://www.discovery.org/csc/topQuestions.php