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longship

(40,416 posts)

22. Indeed.

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Reply #21)

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 04:21 PM

Jun 2013

That's what I was attempting to say.

Unfortunately, these new laws are more difficult to challenge in court. One has to actually have a violation and that might take an individual stepping over the line. The question is whether a court would rule an entire act unconstitutional on that basis.

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Anti-evolution and the death of biology in Turkey [View all] Lionel Mandrake Jun 2013 OP

That is a shame. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2013 #1

The population on the planet is getting Ilsa Jun 2013 #2

I agree that the population is getting too large. CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2013 #3

Yeah, that too, if the dominating group Ilsa Jun 2013 #4

They will have to deal with the other tenant of Evolution; Natural Selection. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2013 #5

Let's not kid ourselves here. longship Jun 2013 #6

By what criterion is the USA only marginally above Turkey? Lionel Mandrake Jun 2013 #7

Level of public support for evolution pokerfan Jun 2013 #8

Interesting. Lionel Mandrake Jun 2013 #10

It's also apparently quite secular pokerfan Jun 2013 #13

It's difficult for many Icelanders to attend church. Lionel Mandrake Jun 2013 #15

In the USA support evolution is consistently near the bottom. longship Jun 2013 #9

Thanks for the clarification. Lionel Mandrake Jun 2013 #12

Well, they may not with bills like in LA becoming law. longship Jun 2013 #14

I don't think that chart provides much support for saying goldent Jun 2013 #18

Really? Not so much as you think. longship Jun 2013 #19

Louisiana is only one state, Lionel Mandrake Jun 2013 #21

Indeed. longship Jun 2013 #22

We're graded on an average, not based strictly on the top scores. JoeyT Jun 2013 #11

Here's a bigger image... DreamGypsy Jun 2013 #16

Knowledge WovenGems Jun 2013 #17

It's difficult, but not impossible, for knowledge to disappear. Lionel Mandrake Jun 2013 #20