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Intelligent Design: Claims and Counter-claims

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Intelligent Design and Creationism seem to be in the news every few months. This is one debate worth considering given the struggle to know how humans came to be. Are we here because of a higher power or did we evolve over millions of years?

1. Read this 2005 article about the claims and rebuttals to intelligent design.  What is intelligent design? What knowledge claims are made? What rebuttal, or counter-claims are given?

2. Learn more about these two very different perspectives. Visit this intelligent design web site http://www.intelligentdesign.org/ and explain the strengths and weaknesses of their claim.

3. Visit the National Center for Science Education web site http://ncse.com/creationism and explain the strengths and weaknesses of their claim.

4. In your knowledge issue question be sure to include reference to two ways of knowing.

5. Comment on one of your classmate’s responses

Lies My Teacher Told Me

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View excerpts from James Lowen’s Lies My Teacher Told Me and provide a comment for your classmates to view and discuss.

Lies my Teacher told me excerpts

The problem of history books containing errors and outright lies is a real problem. Check this link to read about the problem Virginia students are dealing with in their history book.

After reading both articles, explain the lies teachers tell and what you can do to improve the reliability of your knowledge of history.

Ethics

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Prof Michael Sandel presents the first in a series of lectures from his Harvard undergraduate course in Political Philosophy. He explores the morality of murder and asks whether there can ever be a case for killing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/ Ethics

In addition, find arguments for and against War, Animal Rights, Male Circumcision, Euthanasia, Abortion, Forced Marriage, and Slavery.