Intelligent Design Taught at Kansas University....As Mythology!

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ntelligent design taught ... as mythology
University of Kansas course explores flip side of science controversy

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Creationism and intelligent design are going to be studied at the University of Kansas, but not in the way advocated by opponents of the theory of evolution.

A course being offered next semester by the university religious studies department is titled “Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism and other Religious Mythologies.”

“The KU faculty has had enough,” said Paul Mirecki, department chairman. “Creationism is mythology. Intelligent design is mythology. It’s not science. They try to make it sound like science. It clearly is not.”
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Earlier this month, the state Board of Education adopted new science teaching standards that treat evolution as a flawed theory, defying the view of science groups.

Although local school boards still decide how science is taught in the classrooms, the vote was seen as a major victory for proponents of intelligent design, which says that the universe is so complex that it must have been designed by a higher power.

Critics say intelligent design is merely creationism — a literal reading of the Bible’s story of creation as the handiwork of God — camouflaged in scientific language as a way to get around court rulings that creationism injects religion into public schools.

John Calvert, an attorney and managing director of the Intelligent Design Network in Johnson County, said Mirecki will go down in history as a laughingstock.

“To equate intelligent design to mythology is really an absurdity, and it’s just another example of labeling anybody who proposes (intelligent design) to be simply a religious nut,” Calvert said. “That’s the reason for this little charade.”

Mirecki said his course, limited to 120 students, would explore intelligent design as a modern American mythology. Several faculty members have volunteered to be guest lecturers, he said.

University Chancellor Robert Hemenway said Monday said he didn’t know all the details about the new course.

“If it’s a course that’s being offered in a serious and intellectually honest way, those are the kind of courses a university frequently offers,” he said.

Thats awesome....

Originally posted by Tptmanno1
Thats awesome....

Yup 😆

As I said to Tpt on MSN earlier....I'd take that class.

i object!!! it doesn't match the criteria of mythology.

It is either pseudoscience or standup comedy.

🙄 Object where it matters than.

i'd take it .....

A gleam of hope where I thought there was none left.

It's nice to see some intelligence in Kansas that doesn't relate to "design".

Hmm. Let's teach the mythology of the Qu'ran, too, while we're at it.

Oh, wait...

This entire thing is clearly just an ******* jab at people who believe in the theory of Intelligent Design.

Intelligent Design should neither be taught as truth or mythology in school. If there were a course that explored both sides of the issue and had an unbiased approach and was proposed as a college course, I would support that.

WTF! This is an outrage!

What next? Teaching mathematic in a math class? Teaching grammar/writing in a writing class? Teaching history in a history class? This must stop before classes become TOO ACCURATE!

hahaha!

Okay that was awesome 😆

Originally posted by FeceMan
Hmm. Let's teach the mythology of the Qu'ran, too, while we're at it.

that makes it a judeochristian theory, still not taking into account other creation myths that still exist or have ever existed.

It does say "and other Religious Mythologies".

my problem it that the word Mythology conotates that i has some deep meaning or cultural significance. intelligent design doesn't have that. It's just a bunch of shit the southern baptist council threw together. the last time they tried being creative the came up with "menorah minestries" and "jew for jesus" in an attempt to convert my people (they set conversion agendas every year) who basically say "we're jews too so we can be antisemitic and demean you to get you to convert". that's not mythology, that's closer to phrenology.

I don't believe in intelligent design, except for the fact that Intelligent humans Design their lives everyday. Although I don't believe we can ever really know how the universe came into its current form, it is really arrogant of anyone to label other peoples views as mythological.

If you studied all the Mythologies people would see the correlation that has been included in the Bible stories.

Sounds like a stellar idea to me. On one side of the tracks it's taught as scientific theory, on the other side of the tracks...it's mythology.

Excellent.

Originally posted by FeceMan
Hmm. Let's teach the mythology of the Qu'ran, too, while we're at it.

They don't teach the "Great Man Theory" as a valid method of historical analysis in history classes because the experts have at length concluded that it's intrinsically flawed. The same is true of creationism and intelligent design in this case. If scientists at the university do begin taking them seriously, they will be taught as science. Until then, they're classified as religious mythology, the same as any other religious narrative.