[Buddha-l] teaching creationism

[Lee Dillion]

On 10/6/05, curt <curt at cola.iges.org> wrote:
>
> Here is a tentative reading list for a class (that exists only in my
> mind) on "Creation and Cosmology":
>

Nice list Curt. Here deep from the red state of Idaho, the president of
University of Idaho just issued a statement on ID/creationism stating:

"I write to articulate the University of Idaho's position with respect to
evolution: This is the only curriculum that is appropriate to be taught in
our bio-physical sciences. As an academic scientific community and a
research extensive land-grant institution, we affirm scientific principles
that are testable and anchored in evidence.

At the University of Idaho, teaching of views that differ from evolution may
occur in faculty-approved curricula in religion, sociology, philosophy,
political science or similar courses. However, teaching of such views is
inappropriate in our life, earth, and physical science courses or
curricula."

For many of us who are University faculty and staff, we aren't sure this is
the fight we would have picked given tight budgets and other educational
issues, but I have to appreciate his willingness to stake out a position
that is sure to cause significant backlash. After all, how many university
presidents are willing to tackle the angry bear because of an idea.?


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Lee Dillion
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