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Martin,

I would argue that each teaching situation may call for something different...  With some audiences you could start out saying let's learn about evolution.  With other audiences using that as a starting point will eliminate any further dialogue (you are starting at a point of opposition instead of at a point of agreement).  Then you may be able to teach the whole concept of evolution while avoiding the trigger word "evolution" until the end. 

The real question is do you start at a point of opposition, or at a point of common ground.  And the answer depends on what result you want.

-William

PS.  This answer is from a guy who just fielded the question:  is it true that you guys are trying to prove that there's not a god?  That was one of my visitor's questions this morning - curious and engaged, but at a point closer to opposition.


On Feb 10, 2011, at 3:16 PM, Martin Weiss wrote:

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> William
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> Yes, there are different terms you can use—variation, adaptation, time,
> heredity and selection—to introduce natural selection as a mechanism for e .
> . . n and in extreme situations maybe that's  the way to go. However, by not
> introducing this concept you'll deprive students of the beauty
> and interrelatedness of biology.
> 
> Martin
> 
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 4:02 PM, William Katzman <
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William Katzman
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LIGO Science Education Center
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