The sticker

[gluadys]

She knows more of the science than I do, so I will be happy to be corrected by her.

Nothing to be corrected in what you said Vance. Micaiah, as usual, is seeing obstacles where there are none.

And, yes, all went well. Long drives. Much traffic. Two children under 9.

Ah, yes. I remember those days!

Now I look forward to when it will be two (or more) grandkids under 9 & someone else doing the driving.

 

[Delta Leader]

Actually, I wouldn't be so quick to say that...

Consider the science that kids learn during school, motion, motors and generators, forces, plants, chemistry, electricity, and so on. All of these topics can be observed today and can be experiemented on and repeated today. Thus, it is scientifically sound. But can events such as the supposed progression of life from the simple to the complex be observed? No. Has any scientist ever observed the big bang theory (a part of the Cosmic Engine topic in Year 11/12 Physics for the HSC course) that is said to have happened over 15 billion years ago? No. Can any of these two events be observed? Can they be repeated? Can they be experimented on in the present?

The obvious answer to these questions is no. We have only the scientific evidence (e.g. fossils, rocks, plants and animals and so on) of the present, and that is it. As you should know, the evidence does not speak for itself. It must be interpreted by people. People interpret the evidence to be in-line with their starting belief systems.

As you can see, there is a very big difference between the observable, repeatable and experimental science of forces, motion, electricity, etc., and the unobservable, unrepeatable and unexperimental so-called "science" of evolution. The sticker is a positive step for both operations science (i.e. science in the present) and for building a generation of logical thinkers who approach things with an "open mind" - if that is at all possible.

Oh come on.

Why single out evolution for this disclaimer? I'll tell you why. It's to falsely make out that evolution is somehow more speculative, more contraversial and less solid than all the other science in the textbook. This is of course not true.

 

[Vance]

But that is just it, we DON'T just have the fossil record. You need to read up on what we actually DO have to support the theory of evolution. Make sure you don't fall into the trap I describe in my signature line. I would recommend this site for a good overview of what evolution really is, and what there is to support it:

www.talkorigins.org

 

[tryptophan]

Delta Leader, while we cannot directly witness events that occur over billions of years, we can observe natural selection as it happens, we can look at modern living organisms and compare morphologies and genetics to show that organisms are closely related, and using dating methods we can show that fossils and sediments are millions of years old. So, we do have much scientific evidence for the evolutionary perspective.