Attacking Science: You Are Doing It Wrong

[rinue]

As usual, there is a fight in Texas to get science classrooms to stop teaching evolution. This is pretty much a constant. It's going before the school board again. Here is an excerpt from the NY Times. (Dr McLeroy is head of the school board).

Dr. McLeroy believes that Earth’s appearance is a recent geologic event — thousands of years old, not 4.5 billion. “I believe a lot of incredible things,” he said, “The most incredible thing I believe is the Christmas story. That little baby born in the manger was the god that created the universe.”

See, I understand that he's using that as a rallying cry, like "well this sounds crazy, but we all believe in that." It's like his killer serve. Only I read it and I think "man, you're right - that sounds pretty crazy" and start feeling like I shouldn't be involved with Christmas any more. NOT THE POINT YOU MEAN TO MAKE, DR MCLEROY.

Comments

[azzy23.livejournal.com]

I've created a new word. "Highrony." It's the conjunction of "High" and "Irony."

That said, technically, that little baby in the manger is *not* the God that created the universe.

Louisiana!

[bluezybunny.livejournal.com]

http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/news/2008/LA/66_louisianas_latest_creationism_5_23_2008.asp

This started out in Louisiana and is spreading. It already looks like they might actually win there, and if they can win there, then Texas can win here.

It's as though the law completely fails to recognize the scientific advances associated with evolution. Evolution is a fact, as observed by variation between children and their parents. Natural selection is the theory.

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[treehavn.livejournal.com]

The most incredible thing I believe is the Christmas story.

I know, even as a kid I thought that was kind of silly: "Where were the dinosaurs in the Bible, Miss?"