Isn't "teaching ID" an oxymoron?

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The devil made me do it the first time, second time I done it on my own - W

I don't think many politicians denote the difference between philosophy and science. Because ...

Teaching intelligent design as well as evolution "doesn't force any particular theory on anyone," Senator Frist, Republican of Tennessee, said in Nashville, according to The Associated Press. "I think in a pluralistic society that is the fairest way to go about education and training people for the future."

Does that sound bad to anyone (in terms of philosophy)?

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"Isn't "teaching ID" an oxymoron? "

Huh?

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Slowguy

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Teaching - the imparting of knowledge - a concept based on the premise that there is no knowledge to be taught because it's just too darn complex to understand. Oxymoron.

This, acording to Dr. Frist, will help prepare our students for the future???

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The devil made me do it the first time, second time I done it on my own - W

An oxymoron is an expression that uses contrdictory terms like "cruel kindness" or "common uniqueness." Teaching ID may sound strange to you, but it isn't an oxymoron. ID is a theory or an idea, and much like the theory of relativity or the concept of love, it could be taught. How else would so many people know about it? Quite a bit of "teaching" about ID has been going on on this forum as a matter of fact.

As to whether or not teaching ID will help prepare kids for the future, that could certainly be debated.

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Slowguy

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You've undoubtedly already seen this article, but here's the story behind the Discovery Institute, the "think-tank" behind ID and its propagation.

http://www.nytimes.com/...amp;partner=homepage

And here's the actual "Wedge Document" in its full glory:

http://www.freeinquiry.com/...eationism/wedge.html

And Wikipedia's take on the Wedge Strategy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedge_strategy

It's interesting to see Frist tack left and right in an attempt to position himself as a Presidential candidate. It seems so obvious that one might doubt its "authenticity" if that's the appropriate word. Perhaps I'm a bit cloistered here, but I find it pretty amazing that he thinks he has any chance at all, and that he thinks anybody even knows who he is. At least Santorum is known, albeit for being a freak.

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