The debate on Intelligent Design scares me. The United States is constantly loosing when it comes to the hard sciences, more and more degrees being earned by foreign students as well as our overall scores constantly drop with regards to the rest of the world. Yet, there are some school systems that are looking to institute "intelligent design" as an alternative to Darwin's Theory of Evolution. I respect those that belief in faith and believe in what the Bible says, they are and should be protected to preach and spread their beliefs, but not in public schools, the schools that are suppose to ensure our students are prepared for global competition.
There is a reason for seperation of church and state....
I fear that as we spend time debating such issues the rest of world catches if not widens their lead in the hard sciences. Hard to imagine the United States maintaining its hegemonic status if we lose the education battle.
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