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Intelligent Design
Ken Miller held a discussion on the collapse of intelligent design. He stated that there have been some issues in teaching intelligent design and evolution in some schools. Some schools banned books that mentioned evolution, and other schools put warning labels on books. There was a big fuss on weather or not to teach students about evolution. The schools made it a point to put more emphasis on intelligent design then evolution. They mentioned that evolution is not fact, but they never mentioned anything about intelligent design. Intelligent design leans more towards God and religion. It was stated in the film that intelligent design requires the presence of everything for one thing to function. Ken Miller gave an example, which I cannot remember, but it proves this theory wrong. In the discussion Ken Miller mentioned that students were being presented this information in a manner that would have them choose between evolution and God.
I really enjoyed watching Ken Miller discuss this topic. I think it is important for everyone to be exposed to both evolution and intelligent design. However, it is important not to put more emphasis on one thing then the other. They are both equally important, because they raise some interesting questions. They make the person think more deeply about how we got here then if they were only learning about Intelligent Design. It opens there mind up to the many possibilities that are out there in the world. If outside the school they choose to focus more on one thing then that is there decision. But at school it is important to hear both sides. This topic raises some interesting questions about my own children’s education and how it will affect them. Yes, I do have my religion, and intelligent design is geared more towards that, but I also like the theory about evolution. Evolution is fascinating. I think both evolution and intelligent design are important to have in our schools. They will allow for our students/ children to think more outside the box and ask some interesting questions.