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Letter: Here endeth the lesson

Published 11 June 2008

From Ken Lignar

While I am not a believer in the theory of intelligent design, I see no reason why it cannot be taught in schools alongside the theory of evolution – as long as it is kept neutral to any specific religion. The entire lesson can be summed up quite easily and will not burden the students with difficult concepts or homework.

Here is a sample lesson text that can be used by any teacher: “The theory of intelligent design states that an omnipotent being created the universe and everything in it for reasons we cannot, and are not meant to, comprehend. There is no quantifiable evidence to support this theory, there are no hypotheses that can be proven or disproven using this theory, and it offers no predictive ability for any past, present or future events. OK, now let’s move on to the theory of evolution.”

Chester, Connecticut, US

Issue no. 2660 published 14 June 2008

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