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UD’s Immodest Proposal mentioned in Worldnet Daily

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Congratulations to Roddy Bullock for having his first column, Judge says creationism for the birds, published in Worldnet Daily. Roddy is head of the Intelligent Design Network in Ohio.

Roddy references Bill Dembski’s Immodest Proposal

But there is another option, a brilliant solution if evolution’s defenders have any integrity. Put forth by author William Dembski, “Teaching the Non-Controversy – An Immodest Proposal” sets out an ACLU-proof way to teach evolution honestly. Because the AAAS, the NCSE and other champions of Darwin-only education claim there is no scientific controversy (evolution, they claim, is as well established as gravity!), why not let students simply explain why evolutionary theory is one of the few areas in science where no controversy exists? To further help students gain total understanding of the non-controversy, Dembski recommends further science standards like the following:

Explain in detail how evolutionary theory explains the Cambrian Explosion.

Describe in detail how evolution made complex biological structures such as the human eye.

Explain how evolutionary theory solves the problem that DNA cannot exist without protein and protein cannot exist without DNA.

Teach the Non-Controversy!

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Roddy is one of UD's commercial sponsors and author of Cave Painting. Cave Painting is considered by Caroline Crocker as one of the best introductory texts for learning about intelligent design. I had the honor of being invited to Roddy's home last night, and it was a wonderful coincidence to find out Roddy's column would appear today, and even more wonderful to see UD's weblog indirectly referenced in the column. I hope to work with Roddy and the Intelligent Design Network over various projects in the near future.scordova
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