Evolution is science, investigating the operation of the material world.
ID is theology, looking for something beyond the material world (beyond the scope of science)
Faith/religion is about what lies beyond the natural/material world.

Once you cross the boundary into looking for supernatural agency, it ceases to be science. That is not to say that one's belief in the supernatural world must be incompatible with science. It means that that portion of investigation is outside the boundaries of scientific inquiry. This is the sphere in which the Catholic Church persecuted Galileo and Copernicus for going against scientific views which had been rolled into theology. It is also where people ignored medical advances based on the "biblical" presumption that illness was a spiritual issue, not physical. On the other end, when science tries to make claims about the supernatural, it is out of bounds.

Let science do its job. Let theology do its job. We get in trouble when we force one or the other beyond its limitations.

Chris333 - You have no clue what science is then if you equate it with faith. That is just the most ignorant statement you can make and it shows you lack even a basic understanding of what science even is.

Evolution is testable, it is repeatable. There is no belief necessary - you look at the evidence and it either supports it or it doesn't.

ifeelfine72, EVOLUTION IS A FAITH. =O) there is no way any scientist can prove that life randomly began all by itself. For that matter the idea that the complexity we see in life came about by random mutations is also faith driven, not science driven. You see what atheist scientists do is say, "well we know God doesn't exist, now lets see what other ways we can explain life that will support our views" Evolution is not repeatable, it is not testable in a labratory, people believe in it, because they believe that it fits reality (largely based upon their preconceived notions of what reality is). Nonetheless evolution is a faith system. We can choose to believe in it or disbelieve in it, it is not fact, it is a theory, a theory many would say is largely unsupported (and many others would say is).

I spent years of my life being indoctrinated in evolutionism. Thankfully, I could see that it didn't make sense, and didn't fall for it.

maranatha - I'm glad there are other options as well. Although in terms of grade school or high school education, I can't think of anything other than parochial schools, public schools, charter schools and home schooling.

As far as indoctrinization, nope nothing of the sort for evolution. It's a science, not a faith. Read about it sometime, you might learn something.

ifeelfine72, there are other options besides parochial schools and home education, and I am grateful for every option out there which precludes children from being indoctrinated by evolutionists. :-)

Merry CHRISTmas!

Why is Darwinism and Atheism Unscientific and Mythical?

http://evolutionfacts.blogspot.com

To teach that evolution is fact is to be intellectually dishonest. Neither evolution nor intelligent design can be scientifically proven. If we're being honest, both are theories which can not be proven. To scientifically prove something is to be able to repeat it. The creation of our planet can never be repeated, thus can not be proven.

Who is giving me a thumb's down for applauding maranatha's home schooled kids? There certainly are some petty Christians on this site.

Another reason not to get edjamacated in texass

That’s the way to do it, bring the educational equivalent of Afghanistan to Texas. Considering that this is the state that brought us George W. Bush this might actually be an improvement.

maranatha7593 - I applaud you for getting your kids a parochial school education or home schooling them. Although, I have to say that evolution is not about indoctrinization - it is science, not a cult.

"I wouldn't want my kids taught science by any teacher that received their degree from that school."

And I don't want my children being indoctrinated by evolutionists, which is why they're not in public school. :-)

That's scary. I wouldn't want my kids taught science by any teacher that received their degree from that school.