On Jan 3, 4:14 pm, "Ange1o DePa1ma"
wrote:
"Taylor Kingston" wrote in ooglegroups.com...

On Jan 2, 11:47 pm, "Ange1o DePa1ma"
wrote:

Intelligent design does not "unite" anything. It is a mystical belief
which
at some level I suppose I share, but which has no place whatsoever in a
science classroom. It is not science.

Aw, heck, but think how much easier it makes things for high school
kids who don't give a hoot about biology (except maybe as it applies to
human sexuality). They don't have to worry any more about memorizing
all those odd-sounding geological periods: Cambrian, Ordovician,
Silurian, Devonian etc. No need to grapple with such difficult concepts
as cladistics, exaptation, Dollo's law etc. No need to ponder tough
issues such as how prokaryotes became eukaryotes, or whether endothermy
arose separately in birds or was inherited from dinosaur ancestors. All
they need to do is say "God did it," and presto! End of story.

I wish it were simply a matter of laziness and stupidity (what has become
the American Way). Actually I.D. carries a hidden agenda.

I was ascribing laziness to high school students, not to I.D.
proponents. I would agree that the latter are quite energetic with
their agenda.