Bill O'Reilly is a huge fan of the "God of the Gaps." His entire argument consists of saying that science doesn't know everything, so until it does he is justified in making stuff up.
Oh, and he thinks it's "fascist" to limit science class to teaching SCIENCE! Heck Bill, maybe you're right. Maybe we should be teaching the kids how to read tarot cards, and show them how to balance their chokras too.
If we're going to teach that unverified claims are as good as evidence based, peer-reviewed, scientific theory, then why bother teaching the scientific method at all?
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Bill O'Reilly thinks it's "fascist" to teach science in science class.
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Michael Behe's book Darwin's Black Box is his account of how, through the study of microbiology he came gradually to a belief in intelligent design. Now, if some scientists believe that this is the most credible explanation, then what's wrong with presenting it that way?
ReplyDeleteI think that's where O'Reilly was going: to say that this must be forbidden from the classroom, which I think Dawkins would say, is twisted.
What happens when the evidence points to God?