tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post113946533994510635..comments2024-03-18T09:28:08.708-04:00Comments on Maior autem his est caritas: Evolution in SC public schools ...Fr. Gaurav Shroff http://www.blogger.com/profile/04964314266441708310noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post-1139892388896033292006-02-13T23:46:00.000-05:002006-02-13T23:46:00.000-05:00LOL --- nah. Just goes to show that you've been in...LOL --- nah. Just goes to show that you've been in SC a while ... :)Fr. Gaurav Shroff https://www.blogger.com/profile/04964314266441708310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post-1139870708401447342006-02-13T17:45:00.000-05:002006-02-13T17:45:00.000-05:00Do I win something?(Columbia-AP) February 13, 2006...<A HREF="http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4495877" REL="nofollow">Do I win something?</A><BR/><BR/><I>(Columbia-AP) February 13, 2006 - The Education Oversight Committee voted Monday to reject curriculum standards for high school biology that deal with teaching evolution.<BR/><BR/>The school reform panel wants the Board of Education to rewrite a portion of the standards to encourage high St. Elizabeth of Caycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821842564821682210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post-1139592899038512072006-02-10T12:34:00.000-05:002006-02-10T12:34:00.000-05:00St. Eliz -- so true, so true, especially that last...St. Eliz -- so true, so true, especially that last part!Fr. Gaurav Shroff https://www.blogger.com/profile/04964314266441708310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post-1139519360504672932006-02-09T16:09:00.000-05:002006-02-09T16:09:00.000-05:00Reading from the end of S.909:"the curriculum shou...Reading from the end of S.909:<BR/><I>"the curriculum should help students to understand the full range of scientific views that exist,...</I> <BR/><BR/>My reading would be that science students need to understand the <B>breadth</B> of scientific analysis that has been undertaken to explain the empiricle data under discussion. That may not be what the author intended.<BR/><BR/><I>...why such St. Elizabeth of Caycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821842564821682210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post-1139496378092908792006-02-09T09:46:00.000-05:002006-02-09T09:46:00.000-05:00I should add, the problem really arises in the lev...I should add, the problem really arises in the level of philosophy, when scientists make all kinds of grandiose claims about the cosmos, God and so on, based on biology. In such cases, they're really philosophizing. They're not really pursuing the scientific method.Fr. Gaurav Shroff https://www.blogger.com/profile/04964314266441708310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post-1139496257786701292006-02-09T09:44:00.000-05:002006-02-09T09:44:00.000-05:00Heather, that link was hilarious. Venganza? Reveng...Heather, that link was hilarious. Venganza? Revenge? Hmm ... :-) <BR/><BR/>Just to be clear, the Catholic Church isn't <I>opposed</I> to the scientific method per se, and encourages the use of man's rational faculty (in every realm, including that of faith, one might add). It's not technically correct to say that the church "supports evolution." "Evolution" is hardly just one thing. There's many Fr. Gaurav Shroff https://www.blogger.com/profile/04964314266441708310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309896.post-1139482377180693442006-02-09T05:52:00.000-05:002006-02-09T05:52:00.000-05:00http://www.venganza.org/Anyone who is interested i...http://www.venganza.org/<BR/><BR/>Anyone who is interested in reading an amusing new theory of intelligent design should check out this site. I must admit I was entranced by this "religion." Still Catholic though. I was really glad to know that the Catholic church supports the idea of evolution. Good interview G, sorry to hear no one will read it.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962543577358367676noreply@blogger.com