Friday, March 09, 2007
Chewing on a Piece of Grass
"Worms don't evolve into dogs," observes Ventura County Supervisor Peter Foy.
Of course, others in the recently rekindled debate over evolution and intelligent design in Ventura County have a more nuanced view.
The Thousand Oaks Acorn (great name for a newspaper) has more.
Of course, others in the recently rekindled debate over evolution and intelligent design in Ventura County have a more nuanced view.
- "It's a good philosophical discussion for students, but sciences classes are for proven facts that students can verify," say Simi Valley School Board member Rob Collins, a former teacher and school administrator in Simi Valley who also served on the Ventura County Board of Education.
- Science and religion are not in conflict--''they are spheres of our life," says Rabbi Ted Riter of Temple Adat Elohim, a reform synagogue that serves about 700 families in Thousand Oaks.
- "When comparing science to religion, I tell my students: Religion gave you 9/11, takes your money every Sunday and wastes part of your weekend . . . science gave you antibiotics, iPods and cellphones. Take your pick," says Clint Harper, an agnostic who teaches physics and astronomy at Moorpark College.
The Thousand Oaks Acorn (great name for a newspaper) has more.
