Intelligent Design and our school system Austin Stonecash

What is Intelligent Design? Theory of Intelligent Designer Opposes the Theory of Evolution Discovery Institute

Major Proponents “Irreducible Complexity” “Specified Complexity” Michael Behe William Dembski “Irreducible Complexity” “Specified Complexity”

Irreducibly Complex Systems that are too complex to have evolved from simpler systems Ex. Bacteria Flagellum

Specified Complexity Used as a reliable marker Used to identify things that can be described as irreducibly complex

Its place in science? Widely unaccepted Religious motives NCSE Religious motives Political motives

Politics and Science Clash Kitzmiller vs. Dover School District trial

Separation of Church and State Our Constitution Religious motives aren’t allowed Public schools

The Wedge Document Written by Discovery Institute Goals for United States Political and Religious

Of Pandas and People ID biology textbook Gets ID into the classroom Was denied by Court

What was the Verdict? ID is a religiously affiliated theory Denied from Dover Schools Judge John E. Jones

Conclusion Religion motives from the authors Theory has very little support Evidence contrary to theory Should be kept from our school system

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Works Cited: http://www.andrewcorbett.net/articles/intelligent-design.html http://www.ideacenter.org/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/1438 http://www.lehigh.edu/~inbios/faculty/behe.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreducible_complexity#Flagella http://duanegraham.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/the-fall-of- mittens-and-the-rise-of-uh-santorum/ http://www.chrisdellavedova.com/2008/05/27/science-tuesday- breath-taking-insanity/ http://www.aclu-nm.org/resources/know-your-rights/bill-of-rights/