"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
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The statement of the Steve's List of the National Center for Public
Education says:


Evolution is a vital, well-supported, unifying principle of the
biological
sciences, and the scientific evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of the
idea
that all living things share a common ancestry. Although there are
legitimate debates about the patterns and processes of evolution, there is
no serious scientific doubt that evolution occurred or that natural
selection is a major mechanism in its occurrence. It is scientifically
inappropriate and pedagogically irresponsible for creationist
pseudoscience,
including but not limited to "intelligent design," to be introduced into
the
science curricula of our nation's public schools.


i.e., the theory of evolution has now been reduced to orthodox dogma, and
to dare question it is tantamount to heresy and shall be dealt with
severely.

FYI, there are numerous scientists with strong credentials who strongly
question the dogma of macro-evolutionary theory.

The list of "Dissent from Darwin" is at
http://www.discovery.org/scripts/vie...ownload&id=443.

Steve's List is at
http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/art..._2_16_2003.asp

Have a party trying to evaluate one list or the other for compelling
evidence for or against evolution. As a signer of Steve's List, I am not
impartial. I can agree that evolution by competition and selection is a
central feature of modern science; the reasons are not dogma but instead are
the result a huge amount of supporting evidence and a lucid, comprehensive
theoretical basis. As investigation continues, these supporting data and
understanding will continue to build a coherent
theory. ID boils down to an assertion of ignorance and inability to account
for some things. We will all see how it goes.

Steven Peterson