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Merged Evolution battle brews in Texas / Victory for Evolution in Texas

What are they gonna have for the practical part of the lessons - witch dunking?
 
That could be frighteningly accurate if these nutjobs don't get reigned in.
 
Gawdzilla said:
That's why I fight. I'm no fan of the 12th Century lifestyle, and don't like the idea that we could return to it if those barbarians have their way with our schools.
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The idea of them getting their way on this at any kind of nation wide level makes my blood boil, whether it be the U.S, U.K - wherever. They need weeding out every time they rear their heads, but I fear that won't happen due to political correctness within the authorities and an increasingly vocal Christian resurgence (well, resurgence here or so it seems).
 
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In thinking about evolution vs. intelligent design I can see how easy it is for people to dismiss what is known in favor of that which hasn't or will ever be proven. Evolution, IMHO requires a fair amount of conceptualization to rationally understand the process. The average person does not view time in the same way the universe does. How many people "lose track of time" or because 12 hours have passed cannot recall what they ate for dinner the night before. So is it far fetched to think that those same people cannot comprehend what 350 million years in terms of evolution really is? Ask the average person how old the universe is and I bet they have no answer.

The average person, and when I mean this, everyday people that I know, have no clue how we could have evolved from those first single celled organisms. So it is much easier to believe that some greater power put all of this together and the result is what we see today. It is unimaginable to some to think that one small change in evolutionary history could have led to a different outcome for our species. It's too scary of a thought for some. So here come the fundamentalists.. you don;t have to worry about such things as evolution, and neither do your children; we have it figured out for you..intelligent design. It fits neatly into most people's perceptions of the universe.
 
tjlance1 said:
In thinking about evolution vs. intelligent design I can see how easy it is for people to dismiss what is known in favor of that which hasn't or will ever be proven. Evolution, IMHO requires a fair amount of conceptualization to rationally understand the process. The average person does not view time in the same way the universe does. How many people "lose track of time" or because 12 hours have passed cannot recall what they ate for dinner the night before. So is it far fetched to think that those same people cannot comprehend what 350 million years in terms of evolution really is? Ask the average person how old the universe is and I bet they have no answer.
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Your point is well taken. In the US, educational levels correlate with belief in evolution. But religious beliefs play a stronger role, according to this 2009 Gallup poll.


Mar. 23, 2011
State governments are grappling with massive budget deficits, overburdened social programs, and mountains of deferred spending. But never mind all that. For some conservative lawmakers, it's the perfect time to legislate the promotion of creationism in the classroom. In the first three months of 2011, nine creationism-related bills have been introduced in seven states—that's more than in any year in recent memory:
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http://motherjones.com/blue-marble/2011/03/9-bills-creationism-classroom
 
I say we launch a rescue mission, get anyone who is salvagable out of Texas, and then go to war with Mexico and lose so that we can give Texas back to it.
 
Victory for Evolution in Texas

http://ncse.com/news/2011/07/victory-evolution-texas-006802

In an 8-0 vote, the board today approved scientifically accurate high school biology textbook supplements from established mainstream publishers--and did not approve the creationist-backed supplements from International Databases, LLC.

So "God did it" is not working well in Texas right now.
 
I'm shocked.

Pleasantly so. This is the first sign of intelligence I've seen coming out of Texas in a generation.
 
Can't say I've ever experienced such controversies personally (regarding evolution), and I was on a Christian elementary school.

But I am very happy for all people involved.

Here's to hoping it stays this way (that is, in a scientific manner, not a dogmatic manner).
 
Elizabeth I said:
A-HEM! :(
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I tried pleasing someone once, and then everyone expected me to do the same for them.

I think you ought to admit that the flow of idiocy from Texas has surpassed the flow of idiocy from the rest of the United States (combined) for the past several years. It is possible that I missed a few glimmers of light that may have escaped from the galaxy-sucking black hole of willful ignorance that is Texas. If so, I apologize to those lonely few who have, so far, escaped obliteration.
 
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