The first reason I think I.D should be taught in schools is because if kids are exposed to both views fairly, they are more likely to believe in Evolution. Maybe someone here knows about this study, but I heard about it a very long time ago and can't quite seem to find it on the internet. But the study, to my recollection, involved having college students read an excerpt from one of the works of Stephen Meyer, a pro-intelligent design philosopher, and another excerpt from Richard Dawkins' The Blind Watchmaker. the students were on the whole much more likely to accept evolution
The second reason is really twofold. I think this is an important issue not only in science but also in the philosophy of science. I think teaching an issue which really hits home for students will cause many more students to develop a larger fascination with science. Of course a large public fascination with science would, on the whole, but greatly beneficial to our country.
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