Evolution and the Public School System (country, American, quote, Inci)

Rubber · 01-09-2009, 12:25 AM

....combo breaker.
continue.

Guybrush · 01-09-2009, 10:20 AM

It's a bit sad that the opposition against teaching science in America is so strong. Understanding of biology is needed to successfully manage the planet we live on. The theory of evolution helps us understand life and that includes ourselves as human beings. It has implications far greater than just biology - it touches philosophy, social sciences, etc etc.

Religion is being threatened by logic, so it makes sense that anti-logic ideas will become more important along with methods like indoctrination and pseudo-sciences that they hope can pass for logic, like what some of the creationists are doing .. It's just sad to see that they actually gain such a strong foothold overseas.

I'm glad I'm not an american .. I would be frustrated.

~~The Unfan~~ · 01-11-2009, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Your posts reach a climax? Dear me, my literary skills are poorer than I thought.

I'm sorry, I don't see "under God" as a huge issue here (no more than "In God we trust"). While it is regrettable that those little words exist in the first place, there are far more pressing problems in the education system (especially in view of these recent law upheavals about separation of church and state). It really doesn't matter how often those words are said, because they don't offer a lasting impact upon the education of a child (no more than "In God we trust" does for the rest of the population). I understand the symbolic importance, but it still seems like an inconsequential target.

What part of the pledge being said more than babies are aborted did you not get?

sleepy jack · 01-13-2009, 02:04 PM

Dawkins talks about this in the God Delusion, it's pretty interesting but mostly disturbing (not just in terms of stupidity, these are prominent public figures with influence. There's presidents on here.)

The American Taliban

Double X · 01-13-2009, 03:31 PM

Gold mine, even if some of them sound fake...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Cameron

Causes of homosexuality include: 'sex with animals'

anticipation · 01-13-2009, 05:01 PM

^ men are pigs.

HA!

mannny · 01-13-2009, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sleepy jack

Dawkins talks about this in the God Delusion, it's pretty interesting but mostly disturbing (not just in terms of stupidity, these are prominent public figures with influence. There's presidents on here.)

The American Taliban

I guess I'm not a citizen according to H.W. :

Quote:

"I don't know that atheists should be considered citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God."

sleepy jack · 01-13-2009, 10:23 PM

Prior to the nineteen fifties it wasn't. That's a big fuck you to former America.

ProggyMan · 01-13-2009, 11:36 PM

'You should eat a sausage and choke on it'
-Michael Savage, on live television.

sleepy jack · 02-13-2009, 07:28 PM

On Darwinâ€™s Birthday, Only 4 in 10 Believe in Evolution

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	It's a bit sad that the opposition against teaching science in America is so strong. Understanding of biology is needed to successfully manage the planet we live on. The theory of evolution helps us understand life and that includes ourselves as human beings. It has implications far greater than just biology - it touches philosophy, social sciences, etc etc. Religion is being threatened by logic, so it makes sense that anti-logic ideas will become more important along with methods like indoctrination and pseudo-sciences that they hope can pass for logic, like what some of the creationists are doing .. It's just sad to see that they actually gain such a strong foothold overseas. I'm glad I'm not an american .. I would be frustrated. __________________ Something Completely Different

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anticipation Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,565	^ men are pigs. HA!

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