Focusing on ID along with evolution will not dumb down America’s youth. One main reason why America is doing poorly compared to other nations is America's government school system. This is primarily due to low expectations in mathematics courses and reading comprehension.
Evolution acceptance has nothing to do with practical areas of science education. To understand chemistry and Physics, for example, one must understand algebra, geometry and calculus formulas. These formulas are observed by students worldwide. Why are students in North America lagging? Not because of evolution’s acceptance.
To really understand biology one must understand organic chemistry, physics and statistics. What do high school students get in a biology course? For the most part they only get taught a bunch of information with little to no laboratory interaction in the area of genetics, animal behavior or field studies.
Evolution or Intelligent Design acceptance has nothing to do with how successful a student will become. These are ideas that should be allowed to be discussed freely by professors and students. In conclusion, why should much time be spent on the topic of origins of life anyway? Empirical science should be the focus of America's youth in the science classrooms.
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