Interesting Florida County Statistics

Byhenry February 14, 2008

I have been neglecting to post much on the Florida science standards issue lately. One interesting study looks at the FCAT scores for students in counties supporting and opposing the standards. You can find the article here. Be sure to keep up with the action via the Florida Citizens for Science Blog.

Speaking of Florida Citizens for Science, I received an e-mail today which I will answer in more detail later, but which quoted the FLCFS site (Word .doc file):

. . . The supernatural cannot be measured or tested and so is not included in any science course. Additionally, there are many people with sincere religious belief who accept the theory of evolution. It needs to be made clear here that no student is asked to believe evolution. Rather, evolution is to be understood in the same way that the heliocentric solar system is understood.

This e-mailer then says: “A person of no faith surely posed the remark that the supernatural cannot be measured.” That’s astonishing, and shows a complete lack of understanding of theology, not to mention simply the meaning of words. If my correspondent can measure the supernatural he’s a bigger man than I am!

Creation and Evolution | Intelligent Design | Religion | Science

On the Design Inference

Byhenry December 27, 2010

I’m definitely going to follow this new series on Science & the Sacred. The first post is Why Dembski’s Design Inference Doesn’t Work. Part 1. I’ve rejected the design inference on the grounds of garbage-in garbage-out. You can’t determine how likely a chain of events is when you don’t know what events constitute the chain….

Civil Liberties | Health Care | Science Education

Lybia 6 Freed

Byhenry July 24, 2007

according to ABC News. These are the folks who were wrongfully jailed for 8 years. I rejoice, but continue to regard with horror the fact that humanitarians such as this could be imprisoned because of ignorance that ought to be criminal. People stupid enough to jail these folks shouldn’t be allowed to drive cars, much…

Academic Freedom | Education | Education Policy | Science Education

Florida Science Standards Under Attack

Byhenry October 23, 2007

The new draft science standards in the state of Florida are under attack for their forthright inclusion of evolution. You can read more about the state of the debate on the Florida Citizens for Science blog. Those of us who support sound science are acquainted with the style of argumentation involved. I want to help…

Evolution of a Moral Sense

Byhenry January 22, 2008

One of the interesting things I’ve noticed over the years is that scientists who are also believers often tend to resolve theological issues in ways that make the theologians uncomfortable. I can’t call myself a professional theologian, because contrary to what most church members seem to think, theology and Biblical studies are different fields, and…

Christianity | Creation and Evolution | Intelligent Design | Science Education

Francis S. Collins on Religion and Evolution

Byhenry August 2, 2006

Courtesy of the Florida Citizens for Science blog, I found this article on Francis S. Collins, an evangelical Christian who sees no incompatibility between religion and science, including acceptance of evolution. The article can be found at Relgion Today (HeraldToday.com). I could add little to what Dr. Collins had to say. I came at the…

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Peter Kirk says:

February 14, 2008 at 7:11 pm

No, he’s a god! Job 38:4-5, Isaiah 40:12.
Frank Hagan says:

February 28, 2008 at 5:06 pm

The prefix “super” does have a specific meaning. Usually I find the inability to understand it among the atheists I think of as “dogmatic” in their atheism, but rarely among the faithful. Wind analogies aside, most of us understand that as soon as you can measure the “supernatural” it is no longer “super” but simply “natural”.

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