Wednesday, November 09, 2005

KS:Take Your Head Outta Your Science Hating Ass

C'mon Kansas... when Bill Nye the Science Guy says you're a wingnut enemy of science, ya know it's gotta be true: Assoc Press: Risking the kind of nationwide ridicule it faced 6yrs ago, the KS Brd of Educ approved new school science standards Tues that cast doubt on the theory of evolution. High school students will be taught major evolutionary concepts, but they'll also be taught that the Darwinian theory is challenged by the belief that the universe is so complex that it must've been created by a higher power. The board also rewrote the definition of science: it is no longer limited to the search for natural explanations of phenomena. In '99, the board eliminated most references to evolution. Harvard paleontologist Stephen Gould said that was akin to teaching "US history w/o Lincoln." Bill Nye the Science Guy called it "harebrained & nutty." And a Wash Post columnist imagined God saying to the KS board members: Man, I gave you a brain. Use it, OK? "This is a sad day. We're becoming a laughingstock of not only the nation, but of the world, and I hate that," said Dem board member Janet Waugh. Yes, KS is a laughingstock. What's next for these freaks? KS will allow their doctors to perform "surgery" thru prayer? Autopsies thru the laying on of hands? At least in PA where the debate was brewing, it seems that intelligent science has won & intelligent design is dead.
Posted by Tina :: 12:27 AM :: 6 Comments:

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