tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30133185.post3235832349926941006..comments2023-10-12T07:27:54.654-04:00Comments on Tech Rav: Teaching about Torah and ScienceTechRavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209764092660723173noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30133185.post-8749138167602700112011-06-26T09:18:21.701-04:002011-06-26T09:18:21.701-04:00Before discussing the Theory of Evolution, I would...Before discussing the Theory of Evolution, I would recommend familiarizing yourself with the work of both Professor James Shapiro at the University of Chicago and Professor Sean Carroll at (I believe) the University of Wisconsin. <br /><br />I am in the middle of watching this lecture from Professor Shapiro right now: http://vimeo.com/17592530. It's an important watch I think.<br /><br />I took a quick look at that article that you linked to, but didn't finish it. I think the biggest problem with teaching the theory of evolution is that despite the public claims by some, the theory doesn't have the mathematical, evidential, experimental or predictable power of theories like the Big Bang theory (and even that theory is facing some interesting challenges). <br /><br />It seems to me that the future for the theory of evolution is some sort of combination of Professor Carrol's and Shapiros work. Even then, it seems to me that they have a long way to go in terms of evidence to build up the solid theory that every one claims exists (more on that another time).<br /><br />Finally, in terms of Intelligent Design - despite the fact that the ID movement is clearly religiously motivated, they shouldn't be ignored. They have some interesting points to make - one of the most interesting one is the importance of discovering information in the natural world. <br /><br />I think they are right that this is much more earth-shattering then contemporary science or philosophy wants to consider. Information really does imply an intelligence - not because we don't understand it (as the G-d of the gap argument would suggest), but because of its very nature. Information requires sequencing, sequencing (as far as we know) requires an intelligent agent. There is certainly no reason to ignore this point in a private orthodox school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30133185.post-8368148670844229502011-02-13T18:14:27.969-05:002011-02-13T18:14:27.969-05:00I just found this article from Edweek that might b...I just found this article from Edweek that might be worth reading with my blog posting: The Evolution of Evolution http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/02/11/21thr_evolution_ep.h30.html?tkn=UVPFawOax0ZYmL3UeA8pg+4WyceHfNC1Ir1p&cmp=clp-edweekTechRavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209764092660723173noreply@blogger.com