Should Intelligent Design be taught in our schools?

No it definitely should not be taught in school. Why teach the kids a lie. Evolution is what is happening and their are a lot of facts behind the theory. Intelligent design is a load of crap that can't possibly be proven or even taken seriously. There was a case in the states where the religious people tried to sneak it in in the form of a text book and the courts looked into the case and threw the book out of the schools. If parents want to lie to their kids about it and the churches want to propegate that lie that is fine but leave it out of the schools where kids are their to learn. Not only Christians attend the schools and in fact are a minority in many places so leave the religion to the people out of school and leave the kids to decide for themselves on their own time. Leave religion out of the schools and the government.

Intelligent design can be taught without being indoctrinated. I think what's wrong is forcing the students to believe that intelligent design is the truth. That is not the genuine way of teaching. Since you're going into the education field, I think I should share with you some of my ideas. 1) Education means learning. Learning means rational thinking. And rational thinking always involves arguments, debates, polar opposites, extremes, etc. If intelligent design is going to be taught in schools, the way to do it would be to encourage rational discussions that refer to facts. I believe it is all right to hear out people who are pro or against this theory. To establish the untruth of evolution and other scientific theories is plain close-mindedness. 2) I am a medical student so I have a lot of experiences regarding the so-called conflict of science and religion. But for me, there is no conflict at all. For people who deny that science is unimportant in faith, then I suggest you read up on the writings of Thomas Aquinas. 3) Intelligent design is not a fool-proof theory. In fact, it has many faults. So if it is going to be taught in schools, both faults and advantages should be pointed out. 4) Teach intelligent design to people who can understand and people who are rational. Many people irrationally reject or accept theories without any background on the subject. Do not forget information dissemination. 5) To reject intelligent design either because it is a) blasphemous or b) it is unscientific is a matter of opinion. Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, even in classrooms. Hope this helps. If you really are interested in this topic, try researching on "Philosophy of Religion". Thanks

thanks for your comment. I recommend Thomas Aquinas, Gabriel Marcel and C.s. Lewis. :D