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Lee's Story

Science is

Limited

Evidence &

Explanation

"Son, people who ask questions like that end up in Hell."

"This is a science class. We don't talk about those questions in here."

Teaching chemistry & physics

Ph.D. in Science Education

Why should they agree?

supernatural experiences

grace

Getting focused about entering the battle for children's hearts & minds

Missing Link published

compassion

Understanding #3

Limit #1

natural Explanations

Explaining evidence collected from the natural world using natural processes.

Limit #2

Supernatural Explanations

Science cannot discount the supernatural, though some scientists do. Science remains neutral.

"Some matters cannot be examined usefully in a scientific way. Among them are matters that by their nature cannot be tested against observations." AAAS 1A/M4ab*

"Scientists often cannot bring definitive answers to matters of public debate. There may be little reliable data available ... or the answer may involve the comparison of values that lie outside of science." AAAS's Benchmarks for Science Literacy, 1C/H9**

"Outside their areas of expertise, scientists should enjoy no special credibility." AAAS's Benchmarks for Science Literacy, 1C/H6c*

methodolgical vs. Philosophical naturalism

Creation vs.

evolution

Scientific Materialism

Scientism

Who gets excluded next?

Intelligent Design

Creation Science

Whose science?

Understanding #1

The evidence is piling up

Understanding #2

"Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution."

--Theodosius Dobzhansky

"[Offspring of advantaged individuals] are more likely than others to survive and reproduce. The proportion of individuals that have advantageous characteristics will increase." Atlas of Science Literacy 5F/H3

"Evolution builds on what already exists...but evolution does not necessitate long-term progress in some set direction." Atlas of Science Literacy 5F/H9

"Molecular evidence substantiates the anatomical evidence for evolution and provides additional detail about the sequence in which various lines of descent branced off from one another." Atlas of Science Literacy 5F/H2

"The continuing operation of natural selection on new characteristics and in changing environments, over and over again for millions of years, has produced a succession of diverse new species." Atlas of Science Literacy 5F/H10

Diverse implications

Simply understanding the evidence for evolution and how scientists explain it within the limits of natural processes will be impossible for some religious people. Others will be able to engage only on certain topics.

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civil discourse

Civil discourse

civil discourse

dignity

Tell a teacher?

http://leemeadows.blogspot.com/

http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11876

  • 1975

  • 1980

  • 1985

  • 1990

  • 1995

  • 2000

  • 2005

  • 2010

Becoming Presbyterian

Oak Mountain Church (PCA)

Does understanding require belief?

Necessarily

Seeing Lucy

Religious Beliefs Are Good

Management vs. Resolution

(nother)

understanding, Not Believing, evolution

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http://leemeadows.blogspot.com/

Inquiry-Based Science Teaching

The hallmark of inquiry is learners explaining evidence. Evidence collected by others is often appropriate. With evolution, it's essential!

http://tolweb.org/tree/

http://www.wellcometreeoflife.org/interactive/

"Virtually complete skeleton of Dorudon atrox excavated in Wadi Hitan, Egypt. Note the retention of hind limbs, feet, and toes like those found in Basilosaurus. This find is described in Uhen (1996, 2004). The skeleton is approximately 5 m long. Photograph ©1998 Philip Gingerich."

http://www.project2061.org/

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For billions, religion is a beautiful, essential, and enriching part of being human.

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