Poor Design

A judge in Dover, Pennsylvania, ruled today that "intelligent design" can not be taught in its public high school as its proponents made a thinly-veiled effort to push creationist theory and their Christian beliefs. "A man died two thousand years ago on a cross; isn't anyone going to defend him?" was a quote made by one of the board members who also misled the rest of the board into believing that the sole purpose of "expanding" the science curriculum was to give high school students an even more well-rounded science education. This judge made the best decision, but should have also shot down "intelligent design" as faulty pseudo-science which, based on its on merits, is unfalsifiable and therefore not allowed in scientific curriculum. People may vehemently disagree with this ruling and my support for it; if they do so based on their faith, then my position stands. If people disagree with this ruling based on their support for "intelligent design" then two things must happen: they must find more solid logical and evidentiary proof to support this theory but the second thing they must do will fly in the face of the first: expand their understanding of "design" to include multiple options of "design" for their theory. Astrology must be included in the teaching of this theory as well as the possibility of alien life forms, as either of those pose a good chance of being the creators of life on earth. The fact that both of these also stand as unfalsifiable in a laboratory setting disqualify them which is why they should be studied and/or discussed anywhere but a science classroom.
For those who disagree with the ruling based on their limited understanding of the theory of evolution and claim that Darwinian theory is "just a theory", they need to read a science dictionary and stop listening to their pastors who are either equally misinformed or deliberately manipulative in espousing their definition of "theory." As of right now, most (and we're not talking 50% plus 1) scientists support the theory that natural selection is the definitive understanding of life on earth. Not its origins, mind you, but in its wide variety of life forms as well as the abundant speciation of the planet. It's an amazing discovery and theory and for me at least, gives me an even deeper appreciation and awe for what/whom I consider my "Creator." Anyone willing to take OT as Lit in college will clearly see that the creation stories in the first part of Genesis is clearly allegorical and used to explain the existence of the tribes of Israel, not the definitive scientific explanation of the world and its flora and fauna. Fundamentalists will hate reading this, the judge's ruling and anything that flies in the face of their understanding of the universe but the purpose of education is not to re-enforce the beliefs one already possesses but to create a greater understanding of the world one exists in order to create a deeper, more factually-based explanation of why things are. And if you don't like this, then to Hell with you!!!! (like the pun? :) )