The Ontario' school system has no imagination: Dropping Evolution from curriculum at the expense of the Truth

The Ontario' school system has no imagination:
Dropping Evolution from curriculum at the expense of the Truth

Nipawin - November 8, 2000 - by: Mari deSantis and reviewed by James deSantis

fundamental creationists
Last week, the Ontario school system dropped almost entirely the subject of evolution from

the high school curriculum⁽¹⁾, and this move has been publicly criticized by journalists and

academicians. Journalist Margaret Wente has vented her disapproval about the repudiation

of Darwin's Origin of Species and felt that this repudiation by the Ontario school system is

more than a sinister plot of our fundamental creationists⁽²⁾. Wente questions the literal

interpretation of the Bible and writes "The Bible says that the world was created by God,

and that Adam and Eve appeared promptly on Day 6." She also explains that the repudiation

of evolution is due to "the profound aversion of the school system to anything that smacks

of controversy."

theory of living system
There is a strong misunderstanding among the public in the fact, that in most instances, the

biological evolution of life has been equated to Darwin's theory of evolution of natural

selection⁽³⁾, a theory where life is depicted as a continuous struggle for the survival of the

fittest. The biological evolution of life has nothing to do with Darwin's at all⁽⁴⁾, and in this

respect we can refer to the "theory of living systems⁽⁵⁾" where living is nothing else but the

expression of our 'mind' that is learning. And mind is not necessarily associated with brain

either, mind is associated with the concept of self-organization which is present in all living

things; and self-organization is not a gambling process, but a creative (or spiritual) process.

In the end, the theory of living system can reconcile science and religion, and provide a better

outlook on how to understand our society and related evolution to a better world⁽⁶⁾.

struggle for the survival of the fittest
The school system is wrong in dismissing evolution all together from their curriculums, and

as a consequence our students are left with a deep vacuum in their capacity to understand and

learn life; as students, they are going to believe that the world was created in six days, and

as adults they are going to believe that life is a struggle for the survival of the fittest. And

where is living and learning⁽⁷⁾? And where is the TRUTH? And as today we know "See It,

Imagine It -- It's the Same to Your Brain⁽⁸⁾," I ask: how are we supposed to learn

without imagination?

-------------References/Endnotes:

List of articles by Mario deSantis

1.
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Evolution dropped in Ontario schools. Special course only: Darwinism replaced by safe, 'value-neutral' topics, Tom Spears, October 30, 2000, Ottawa Citizen

2.
Day, Darwin, darkness, Margaret Wente, November 2, 2000 The Globe and Mail,

3.
What is Darwinism?, Phillip E. Johnson, November 1992,

4.
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Refer to this site for many sarcastic jokes on Darwinism. The site is managed by Wendy Northcutt, author of the book The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action

5.
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THE THEORY OF LIVING SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES ARTICLE 3-A CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF THE THEORY OF LIVING SYSTEMS (Living Systems: Organization/Pattern, Structure, and Process/Cognition) By Mario deSantis, September 4, 1998

6.
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THE THEORY OF LIVING SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES ARTICLE 4 -A CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF THE THEORY OF LIVING SYSTEMS (Living Systems: Principles of Organization and Building Sustainable Human Communities) By Mario deSantis, September 12, 1998

7.
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Revisiting Maturana's Genius at Christmas 1999: Being human means languaging and emotioning, by Mario deSantis, December 22, 1999

8.
See It, Imagine It -- It's the Same to Your Brain, Wednesday November 1 4:11 PM ET,

The Ontario' school system has no imagination: Dropping Evolution from curriculum at the expense of the Truth

Nipawin - November 8, 2000 - by: Mari deSantis and reviewed by James deSantis

fundamental creationists	Last week, the Ontario school system dropped almost entirely the subject of evolution from
	the high school curriculum⁽¹⁾, and this move has been publicly criticized by journalists and
	academicians. Journalist Margaret Wente has vented her disapproval about the repudiation
	of Darwin's Origin of Species and felt that this repudiation by the Ontario school system is
	more than a sinister plot of our fundamental creationists⁽²⁾. Wente questions the literal
	interpretation of the Bible and writes "The Bible says that the world was created by God,
	and that Adam and Eve appeared promptly on Day 6." She also explains that the repudiation
	of evolution is due to "the profound aversion of the school system to anything that smacks
	of controversy."

theory of living system	There is a strong misunderstanding among the public in the fact, that in most instances, the
	biological evolution of life has been equated to Darwin's theory of evolution of natural
	selection⁽³⁾, a theory where life is depicted as a continuous struggle for the survival of the
	fittest. The biological evolution of life has nothing to do with Darwin's at all⁽⁴⁾, and in this
	respect we can refer to the "theory of living systems⁽⁵⁾" where living is nothing else but the
	expression of our 'mind' that is learning. And mind is not necessarily associated with brain
	either, mind is associated with the concept of self-organization which is present in all living
	things; and self-organization is not a gambling process, but a creative (or spiritual) process.
	In the end, the theory of living system can reconcile science and religion, and provide a better
	outlook on how to understand our society and related evolution to a better world⁽⁶⁾.

struggle for the survival of the fittest	The school system is wrong in dismissing evolution all together from their curriculums, and
	as a consequence our students are left with a deep vacuum in their capacity to understand and
	learn life; as students, they are going to believe that the world was created in six days, and
	as adults they are going to believe that life is a struggle for the survival of the fittest. And
	where is living and learning⁽⁷⁾? And where is the TRUTH? And as today we know "See It,
	Imagine It -- It's the Same to Your Brain⁽⁸⁾," I ask: how are we supposed to learn
	without imagination?

-------------References/Endnotes:

	List of articles by Mario deSantis

1. -	Evolution dropped in Ontario schools. Special course only: Darwinism replaced by safe, 'value-neutral' topics, Tom Spears, October 30, 2000, Ottawa Citizen

2.	Day, Darwin, darkness, Margaret Wente, November 2, 2000 The Globe and Mail,

3.	What is Darwinism?, Phillip E. Johnson, November 1992,

4. -	Refer to this site for many sarcastic jokes on Darwinism. The site is managed by Wendy Northcutt, author of the book The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action

5. - -	THE THEORY OF LIVING SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES ARTICLE 3-A CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF THE THEORY OF LIVING SYSTEMS (Living Systems: Organization/Pattern, Structure, and Process/Cognition) By Mario deSantis, September 4, 1998

6. - - -	THE THEORY OF LIVING SYSTEMS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES ARTICLE 4 -A CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF THE THEORY OF LIVING SYSTEMS (Living Systems: Principles of Organization and Building Sustainable Human Communities) By Mario deSantis, September 12, 1998

7. -	Revisiting Maturana's Genius at Christmas 1999: Being human means languaging and emotioning, by Mario deSantis, December 22, 1999

8.	See It, Imagine It -- It's the Same to Your Brain, Wednesday November 1 4:11 PM ET,