Evolution from a Bridging Perspective: An Interdisciplinary Problem
Science as story-telling and re-telling
Taking seriously science as story-telling I. Which of the following two stories do you prefer?
- The earth is flat
- The earth is round
Refs:
Answer the question and explain the reasons for your preference in the institute forum area. (See responses)
Because of ...
- personal observations?
- observations made by others (personally verified or not)?
- social stories (heard from others)?
- other?
Taking seriously science as story-telling II. Which of the following two stories do you prefer?
- The sun goes around the earth
- The earth goes around the sun
Refs:
Answer the question and explain the reasons for your preference in the institute forum area. (See responses).
Because of ...
- personal observations?
- observations made by others (personally verified or not)?
- social stories (heard from others)?
- other?
- is one or the other story "true"?
Taking seriously science as story-telling III. Which of the following stories do you prefer?
- Existing life forms (including humans) are as they are because of a previous and ongoing process of evolution consisting of random change and natural selection (differential reproductive success).
- Existing life forms (including humans) are as they are because of repeated creative acts of a supernatural being with a plan and intent?
- Existing life forms (including humans) are as they are because of an initial creative act with a supernatural being with a plan and intent?
- Other?
Answer the question and explain the reasons for your preference in the institute forum area. (See responses).
Because of ...
- personal observations?
- observations made by others (personally verified or not)?
- social stories (heard from others)?
- other?
- is one or the other story "true"?
Some relevant observations (personally verified or verifiable):
- "Clumpiness of life"
- Similarities in constituents, development, genomes among existing organisms
- Fossil record
- Observed evolutionary change, experimental and natural
- Potential of randomness and simple rules to generate "complexity"
- Current failure to generate "life" from molecules in laboratory
- Current failure to generate cells from molecules in laboratory
A Social/Political Issue: Which of the following would you prefer?
- Teach evolution as the "story" of origins in science classrooms?
- Teach evolution as one among several equally good "stories" of "origins" in science classrooms?
- Teach evolution in science classrooms and other stories in other classes?
- Other?
Refs:
Answer the question and explain the reasons for your choice in the institute forum area. (See responses)
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