I don't know about you, but I think it'd be cool to learn about all of it. Yet I know what this is in reference to -- the intelligent design people -- and I don't want to learn anything about intelligent design.
*shrugs*
To me, it's not a matter of whether something is scientifically proven or not, though I prefer to use methods that are proven though we don't yet know why (acupuncture, massage, meditation -- all under study and more being learned about them)... To me, the biggest issue is state funding going into teaching religious beliefs. I believe there should be a clear division between church and state, and teaching intelligent design is crossing the line.
It is arguable whether or not teaching about any of these other things is crossing the line. Acupuncture and meditation do not have to be affiliated with any religious practices in order to be taught. Yes, Buddism does use meditation, but meditation is not necessarily only a part of Buddhism, and can have nothing to do with it. The items listed in the comic above can be taught from a historical perspective or by giving definitions of practices in Harry Potter books.
What makes this comic so amusing to me is the bottom 2 items are often practised by pagans, and are exactly what the intelligent design people would go apeshit over if they were taught in schools. What makes these practices (alchemy, phrenology, magic, astrology) funny items to list is that they are also secular practices and not affiliated with any particular church -- yet turning water into wine is... what, exactly?
Just another example of how Christianity gets itself in trouble when it tries to explain the unexplainable (or explain how the clearly demonstrable meshes with "faith-based" interpretations). Great cartoon, btw - thanks for sharing.
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Date: 7 Aug 2005 17:46 (UTC)*shrugs*
To me, it's not a matter of whether something is scientifically proven or not, though I prefer to use methods that are proven though we don't yet know why (acupuncture, massage, meditation -- all under study and more being learned about them)... To me, the biggest issue is state funding going into teaching religious beliefs. I believe there should be a clear division between church and state, and teaching intelligent design is crossing the line.
It is arguable whether or not teaching about any of these other things is crossing the line. Acupuncture and meditation do not have to be affiliated with any religious practices in order to be taught. Yes, Buddism does use meditation, but meditation is not necessarily only a part of Buddhism, and can have nothing to do with it. The items listed in the comic above can be taught from a historical perspective or by giving definitions of practices in Harry Potter books.
What makes this comic so amusing to me is the bottom 2 items are often practised by pagans, and are exactly what the intelligent design people would go apeshit over if they were taught in schools. What makes these practices (alchemy, phrenology, magic, astrology) funny items to list is that they are also secular practices and not affiliated with any particular church -- yet turning water into wine is... what, exactly?
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Date: 7 Aug 2005 19:24 (UTC)no subject
Date: 8 Aug 2005 00:13 (UTC)