Evolution in schools; legal trap (Introduction)

by dhw, Saturday, June 02, 2012, 10:42 (4535 days ago) @ xeno6696

MATT: I'm really puzzled how you thought...I was insinuating that God should be taught in schools as a moral center...-Obviously a misunderstanding. You agreed with the author of "Bleached Faith" that discussing alternative theories in the classroom " detracts from the fact that God is supposed to be a spiritual focal point for your own moral guidance and personal development." I assumed this meant that God should be presented in the classroom as a moral guide, as opposed to an alternative 'scientific' theory ... but your meaning is clear to me now. I reciprocate the apologies!-As for your friend Kent, I also regret his departure, as he had a lot of interesting ideas. However, the fact that he views David and me as "too old to teach" brings out the worst in me. His arguments were riddled with blatant contradictions, and he made the most extraordinary comment when I kept pointing them out. I have therefore done precisely what he accused me of doing, and have "sifted" through his posts and found the passage, which I reproduce for your entertainment:-FRANK: One thing I've noticed is that you're extremely fond of sifting through past posts of mine and quoting what I've said verbatum [sic], diligently looking for contradictions. This requires a lot of thought and a high degree of intelligence. At my senile old age, I'm no longer good at thinking and am no longer very intelligent. Therefore, frankly, I'm not in the least bit interested in what I wrote ten minutes ago let alone yesterday for heaven's sake.-It's therefore hardly surprising that he found David and me difficult to teach, though I'll leave it to you to gauge whether the difficulty was caused by our age or by his!