In his Jan. 28 letter, Russell Rowland said that evolution was a fact. Not only was the title of the letter “Evolution is a fact,” he also reiterated that claim in the text of his letter. In a Feb. 8 letter, Jim Seidel said that not only does a majority of the scientific community reject Michael Behe’s analysis but his own biology department at Lehigh University rejected his analysis. What Seidel did not say was that the biology department did not have an answer to refute Behe. Are we going to repeat the mistake of the 17th-century at a cost to our student population?
In 1633, Galileo studied the scientific research of Copernicus. Copernicus, through mathematics, theorized that the Earth revolved around the sun – heliocentric theory. Galileo wrote his research substantiating that theory.
Because the scientific community overwhelming refuted Galileo’s analysis, he was reported to the political power of the day, the pope. Galileo was tried and convicted of heresy. The pope agreed to not have Galileo hanged if he agreed not to publish his analysis.
I can take you up to the top of a hill in my town and prove, with the naked eye, that the sun revolves around the Earth. But we all know that is not true. Do justice to our students and teach intelligent design theory alongside of evolution and let them decide for themselves how they got here.
JOSEPH MENDOLA
Warner