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Intelligent Design and our school system

Intelligent Design and our school system . Austin Stonecash. What is Intelligent Design?. Theory of Intelligent Designer Opposes the Theory of Evolution Discovery Institute. Major Proponents. Michael Behe. William Dembski. “Irreducible Complexity”. “Specified Complexity”.

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Intelligent Design and our school system

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  1. Intelligent Design and our school system Austin Stonecash

  2. What is Intelligent Design? • Theory of Intelligent Designer • Opposes the Theory of Evolution • Discovery Institute

  3. Major Proponents Michael Behe William Dembski • “Irreducible Complexity” • “Specified Complexity”

  4. Irreducibly Complex • Systems that are too complex to have evolved from simpler systems • Ex. Bacteria Flagellum

  5. Specified Complexity • Used as a reliable marker • Used to identify things that can be described as irreducibly complex

  6. Its place in science? • Widely unaccepted • NCSE • Religious motives • Political motives

  7. Politics and Science Clash • Kitzmiller vs. Dover School District trial

  8. Separation of Church and State • Our Constitution • Religious motives aren’t allowed • Public schools

  9. The Wedge Document • Written by Discovery Institute • Goals for United States • Political and Religious

  10. Of Pandas and People • ID biology textbook • Gets ID into the classroom • Was denied by Court

  11. What was the Verdict? • ID is a religiously affiliated theory • Denied from Dover Schools • Judge John E. Jones

  12. Conclusion • Religion motives from the authors • Theory has very little support • Evidence contrary to theory • Should be kept from our school system

  13. Any Questions?

  14. Works Cited: http://www.andrewcorbett.net/articles/intelligent-design.html http://www.ideacenter.org/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/1438 http://www.lehigh.edu/~inbios/faculty/behe.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreducible_complexity#Flagella http://duanegraham.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/the-fall-of-mittens-and-the-rise-of-uh-santorum/ http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/05/27/science-tuesday-breath-taking-insanity/ http://www.aclu-nm.org/resources/know-your-rights/bill-of-rights/

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