Re: [Phys-l] The attack on science is political, not philosophical

["Alfredo Louro" <louro.alfredo@gmail.com>]

It doesn't matter whether the parents consider their motives to be noble.
What matters is the right of an individual, in this case a child, to be
informed, think for themselves, and make up their own minds. That child is
going to grow up, and have to get through life with whatever tools he or she
has, long after the parents are gone.

Alfredo

On Jan 15, 2008 9:36 PM, James Mackey <jmackey@harding.edu> wrote:

> I'm glad to know that Alfredo knows all parents who might object to
> evolutional teaching and that their interest is in power and control,
> instead of what they (right or wrong) believe to be in the best interests
> of
> their children.  I can relax secure in the knowledge that an all knowing
> authority ( tic) has spoken!
> James Mackey
>
> On 1/13/08, Alfredo Louro <louro.alfredo@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The current obsession with the theory of evolution, which seems to
> > have afflicted the United States particularly strongly, originates
> > with some religious people who feel that their authority is threatened
> > by the possibility that the universe can run itself without the need
> > for supernatural beings of any kind. It's not about science or faith,
> > it's not about what the meaning of "theory" is, and it's not about
> > whether new species can arise without the intervention of God. It's
> > about power, and the ability to control other people's minds. Someone
> > wrote about children who had been taught by their parents that only
> > God creates life going to college and learning about evolution, and
> > how those parents are upset because their children are still their
> > children. The problem is crystal clear: These parents cannot stand the
> > thought that they no longer control the minds of their children, as
> > those children become adults. They cannot stand losing control. On a
> > larger scale, religious leaders abhor the idea of losing control over
> > their (very appropriately named) flocks. If God turns out to be an
> > illusion, where does their authority go? How do they justify their
> > position of power in society? This is the real conflict.
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