Cornell president condemns intelligent design

[truthpusher]

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--cornell-intellige1021oct21,0,2184778.story?coll=ny-theater-print&track=mostemailedlink

Cornell president condemns intelligent design
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By WILLIAM KATES
Associated Press Writer
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October 21, 2005, 12:03 PM EDT
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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell University Interim President Hunter Rawlings III on Friday condemned the teaching of intelligent design as science, calling it "a religious belief masquerading as a secular idea."

"Intelligent design is not valid science," Rawlings told nearly 700 trustees, faculty and other school officials attending Cornell's annual board meeting.

"It has no ability to develop new knowledge through hypothesis testing, modification of the original theory based on experimental results and renewed testing through more refined experiments that yield still more refinements and insights," Rawlings said.

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complete story: http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny--cornell-intellige1021oct21,0,2184778.story?coll=ny-theater-print&track=mostemailedlink

[ixion]

1. indeed, unlike the Flying Spaghetti Monster

which is totally testable. :+

[Quakerfriend]

2. Finally,

real scientists standing up to this BS. As a scientist, I have to admit that the countries been a bit shocked by this ID nonsense. I supose we were too used to the way things were before *.

[longship]

7. Real scientists have been fighting this battle for over a century.

It's freaking amazing that in the world's most technically advanced country people can be so fucking ignorant.

[leesa]

11. It's a shocker when you begin to pay attention...people you have known

lifelong as inteeligent, rational people are falling for this scam.

[madeline_con]

3. "... masquerading as a secular idea."

I never felt it was concealed in any way. Just a bunch of yahoos renaming there pet project and having the balls to call it science.

Why did Rawlings waste time on it at a board meeting??

[IChing]

4. YOU need to read this thread in science on ID...LOL>>lol

The only debate on intelligent design

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=228x13863

it needs a kick and a nomination

[WindRavenX]

5. I expect more University/College Presidents to speak up in coming days

It is absurd that ID is even being mentioned in the same sentence as science.

[IChing]

6. look at my link

[WindRavenX]

8. I have

Hillarious :hi:

[IChing]

10. it needs to be nominated(the link) and kicked --best logic I have heard

[UTUSN]

9. Well, Alrighty, Let's Get This Intelligence Rolling! n/t