That doesn't justify using non-scientific methods in science class. Science and faith do things very differently. Stein and the brigade he is shilling for want to turn science into something it is not. I don't get your point. Scientists have done immoral things (like all other types of people, including those who call themselves "good", "spiritual" or "religious"), Why does that mean that supernatural explanations should be allowed in science or science education? I am not asking that anyone in any religion support their views empirically. That's not how religion is done. Maybe I am just too stupid to get your point. I don't get your reasoning except that once more you are trying to demonstrate that you are smarter, wiser or better at thinking than I am. As always, I feel patronized and condescended to - never understood or appreciated for MY ability to reason or my viewpoint. Nancy M. In a message dated 5/3/2008 10:52:48 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Ah, Nancy, take care. Were life to be that simple and so balkanized. Maybe the fact that we have so balkanized learning in our institutions and in our own minds, that we have ignored so often ignored the admonishment of Edison, a scientist, is exactly what Stein was talking about. Sure, history tells us that science has aided in increasing both the quality and longevity of life. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the advances that allowed me to survive cancer and a massive cerebral hemorrahage. Science, however, also has had a hand in shortening and diminishing life. If I had been born in Bobrika instead of New York when I was, I wouldn’t be here. Uncontrolled science, like anything that is uncontrolled and carried to its extreme, is a bad that often outweighs its good. Like it or not, the likes of Mengele and those involved in the T-4 project and those engaged in the high altitude experiments and those engaged in medical experiments said justified themselves by arguing that “in the name of science” created its own moral and ethical code, and that the quest for knowledge about life justifies the means even if it means taking life. That’s what Stein is talking about. Make it a good day. --Louis-- Louis Schmier _http://therandomthoughts.edublogs.org/_ (http://therandomthoughts.edublogs.org/) Department of History _http://www.newforums.com/Auth_L_Schmier.asp_ (http://www.newforums.com/Auth_L_Schmier.asp) Valdosta State University Valdosta, Georgia 31698 /\ /\ /\ /\ (229-333-5947) /^\\/ \/ \ /\/\____/\ \/\ / \ \__ \/ / \ /\/ \ \ /\ //\/\/ /\ \_ / /___\/\ \ \ \/ \ /\"If you want to climb mountains \ /\ _/ \ don't practice on mole hills" -/ \ --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
