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JoePhilly

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13. Best way to kill Creation "science" is to try and teach it in schools ... here's why.
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 05:11 PM
Jan 2012

First ... recall that the IDIOTS who want this nonsense taught in schools are the SAME IDIOTS who hate public school teachers. What kind of moron wants a teacher that they HATE to teach their kid religion? After all, as a crazy right wing parent, you have spent years INDOCTRINATING that child within a very narrow community. When you open this discussion up within a school setting, your children will be exposed to a broader world view.

Second ... the creationists have spent years trying to find tiny gaps in evolution, and then using those to claim ... "see, evolution doesn't work". If you try to teach creationism in school, that same examination of "gaps" can be placed on creationism. And Creationism doesn't just have gaps ... it has huge chasms and canyons which can not be bridged.

And so, if you place them next to each other ... compare what they predict, the absolute silliness of creationism will become apparent.

Sure, the crazies will attempt to teach it in a particular manner, but they won't be able to do that state wide ... I bet they can't even do it completely for a single school district or even single school.

Parents would engage, much like what happened in Dover PA a few years back ... a few nuts took over a local school board, the parents flipped out ... and a judge tossed Creationism OUT.

If it does show up in class, lots of the indoctrinated kids will see the creationism that their parents have taught them ripped to shreds. They won't be able to not question it.





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Sometimes I wish I were a teacher TlalocW Jan 2012 #1
There's no way this can pass... Wait Wut Jan 2012 #2
Wonder whose creation myth they want to teach? Magoo48 Jan 2012 #3
There can only be one - Right? liberal N proud Jan 2012 #4
It sounds like generic "Intelligent Design" bullshit Telly Savalas Jan 2012 #11
If they make us teach this crap proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #15
Ask them why only ONE Designer? JoePhilly Jan 2012 #18
I think we should compromise. gulliver Jan 2012 #5
Why waste kids and teachers time Politicalboi Jan 2012 #12
It was supposed to be a joke "compromise." gulliver Jan 2012 #19
After the Kitmiller vs. Dover decision you'd think these clowns would have learned... General Zod Jan 2012 #6
I know, it's like whack-a-mole sakabatou Jan 2012 #9
It's also forcing nonsense on us CanonRay Jan 2012 #7
and when Charlemagne Jan 2012 #8
This will go exactly nowhere, MadHound Jan 2012 #10
They have a veto proof majority proud2BlibKansan Jan 2012 #16
Best way to kill Creation "science" is to try and teach it in schools ... here's why. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #13
This is why is it so important for Democrats to stand together to fight this non-sense. DCBob Jan 2012 #14
Why do these dipshits insist on wasting time and resources ... lpbk2713 Jan 2012 #17
Science is based on the assumption that all natural phenomena have natural causes starroute Jan 2012 #20
They are counting on the Democrats to fight B Calm Jan 2012 #21
Science teachers are NOT Sunday School Teachers The Genealogist Jan 2012 #22
Thanks. Scurrilous Jan 2012 #23
Shameful. Quantess Jan 2012 #24
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