With all due respect, Stefanie, the websites you posted point to the very
heart of this discussion and precisely why it is relevant to this list. The
discussion started because the Discovery Institute (www.discovery.org, one
of the sites you listed) managed to show an ID film at the Smithsonian. Say
what you will about creationism/ID, it is not science. The overwhelming
majority of evolutionary scientists reject ID not because these scientists
do not believe in God (in fact, I'd venture a guess that the vast majority
do), but because ID does not hold up to established scientific principles.
ID is an attempt to infuse scientific jargon into creationism and pass it
off as science hoping to challenge evolution/Darwinism and its teachings,
which some (many?) people view as a direct confrontation to religion.
Already schools are being forced to teach ID instead of or in addition to
evolution. There are iMax theaters in science museums refusing to show
movies that promote evolution. And exhibition developers are being
challenged by those who believe evolution conflicts with
religion/spirituality.
Like it or not, the "ideology of anything not directly related to the
profession" you wrote about is spilling into museums and, as a result, this
list. Because of Discovery Institute and a number of other challenges to
science museums, it is relevant to our profession. How should museums
dedicated to science react to creationism/ID? How do they continue to
promote good science when a number of Americans see conflict between
scientific evolution and creationist inspired pseudo-scientific ID? And
aren't the vast majority of discussions on this thread indicative of the
struggles in the museum field and the American public to rectify two
seemingly competing ideas?
Best wishes and thanks to all for a healthy and spirited debate,
George Garner
Director of Exhibitions
Center for History
808 West Washington, South Bend, IN 46601
www.centerforhistory.org // (574) 235-9664
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Celebrate Historic Gardens Month in June at the Center for History by
visiting the exhibition, Gardens, and strolling the beautiful grounds
surrounding the Oliver mansion.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefanie T Rookis" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 10:40 AM
Subject: For those interested in evolution AND Intelligent Design . . .
http://www.discovery.org/csc/
http://www.designinference.com/
still, I maintain even my contributions to this thread are inappropriate
for Museum-L, but since only one side of the story is given....
when you move past museum issues and into ideology of anything not
directly related to the profession, go to another discussion list or
have a private email exchange, lest there be chaos. i.e. anyone care to
disagree that sitcom television is dead? anyone?
ironically, there are some folks on this discussion list that are not
evolving to a higher professional life form.
thanks to those that gave off-list support and advised I return to
ignoring/deleting the too predictable and extraneous noise machines.
cheers,
Stefanie
-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
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Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 9:56 AM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] For those interested in evolution . . .
The Woodstock of Evolution
The World Summit on Evolution, held in the Galapagos
Islands, revealed a science rich in history and
tradition, data and theory, as well as controversy and
debate.
http://cl.exct.net/?ffcd16-fe4f1674706d0d757012-fe2616707367037f711d78
Indigo Nights
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