Grant, I dont think they want to tamper with hard sciences or subjects that make most of the money? things like pure maths ect. would be untouched I would imagine - they only want to discredit/water down/undermine/fiddle with subjects that dont agree with their literal interpretation of the bible, and challenges their beliefs. In the firing line number one of course is darwins theory - but I thought biology was a huge money spinner? and further along comes geology (another huge money spinner? mining ect.) and poor old cosmology - not a money spinner i guess? - as they conflict with their version of the age of the earth.
But even an casual observer from the public such as myself can see the danger with that surely? I thought science was a roughly? linked integrated whole -and you start pulling out bits out that you dont like based on emotions and you would undermining the whole edifice and its authority? and setting maybe a dangerous precedent for the future of science.
I have educated myself a little more on this topic since getting involved in the original thread - I didnt realise there were 6 squillion webblogs out there on the subject!!! and it appears from my web travels that there is a perception from ALL the religions that in science classes that they go out of their way to teach kiddies that there is no God - what a load of rubbish!!! thats outrageous!! I have no recollection of such an experience in science classes - have they changed that much?
What PQ'ed my interest initially and made me prick up my ears, was the reverent and glaring acquiescence of the bulk of the mainstream media when promoting and endorsing, sorry I mean reporting on this theory - it was just this unquestioning dewy eyed almost fawning over the theory like they had just found the holy grail of science, and they had just discovered the meaning of life, the theory of everything all rolled into one, and it was on par with the theory of relativity being just discovered or bigger!! - and the vague main supporting aurgument seemed to be that the human eye is so perfect.. blah blah (with no mention of the nitty gritty of the theory being based on the literal interpretation of the old testament - remember the devil is always in the detail as they say
), ..and that therefore science is flatly wrong and trying to hoodwink the public - sounds like human vanity to me - there was scant balanced reporting on it imo ..
(Note: I just looked at that webpage that I linked again with the education minister's comments on ID - now I swear when I first read that - that he said, when asked, that introducing ID in science classes for state schools wasnt yet ruled out, ie that is still being considered - it appears to have changed? That is also my recollection from the time of the first response to the 70 000 Australian scientists and science teachers releasing that 'open letter' condemning ID as unscientific in the media recently - a conspiracy? wheres my tin foil hat? )
Bonox, totally agreed - thats pretty good
they were feeling a little left out maybe? starved of attention? flexing their muscles?
but have they achieved their objective in as much as as to have joe public and the media talking about and debating God and religion in their everyday conversations - and just basically publicity, air time and today relevance for religion? basically keeping it in the headlines? if that is their goal than they have certainly done that - clever buggers -
Netwolf - I have to admit to complete ignorance on creation story in the Koran
please forgive me I didnt know it was a similiar theme!! I know the Bible and the Koran have some/a fair bit of common ground. whatever creation theory anyone subscribes too - wether it be the dreamtime or genesis or whatever - I dont think any were meant to be taken literally? they were guides and probably meant to deal with difficult questions by uneducated (by todays definition of the word) people seeking answers - but they are all united and purposeful in that they declared that God,/Gods/Great Spirit(s) created the earth long ago for us - and is/are our true father/s and thats all that really matters?