Tennessee Passes Bill That Allows "Teaching the Controversy" of Evolution 1108
Layzej writes "The Tennessee Senate has passed a bill that allows teachers to 'teach the controversy' on evolution, global warming and other scientific subjects. Critics have called it a 'monkey bill' that promotes creationism in classrooms. In a statement sent to legislators, eight members of the National Academy of Science said that, in practice, the bill will likely lead to 'scientifically unwarranted criticisms of evolution.' and that 'By undermining the teaching of evolution in Tennessee's public schools, HB368 and SB893 would miseducate students, harm the state's national reputation, and weaken its efforts to compete in a science-driven global economy.'"
Re:There's Your Problem Right There (Score:5, Funny)
Re:There's Your Problem Right There (Score:5, Funny)
So, things that we take as fact "sun is center of our galaxy", "earth is round", is now a proven theory. But in essence, still a theory.
Sun center of our galaxy, huh? I see someone went to school on Tennessee
Re:Simple solution... (Score:5, Funny)
What about an interdisciplinary course covering phrenology and alchemy. Then we could have gold dandruff!
Re:There's Your Problem Right There (Score:5, Funny)
Sorry.
Don't worry about it Flyerman ... er ... jhoegl ... ?
In theory, how many accounts do you have? Enough to that you were flipping through them to mod yourself up as far as you could when you noticed your error?
Re:There's Your Problem Right There (Score:5, Funny)
This isn't about the facts.
I mean the creationist counter argument is that it contradicts a bunch of fairy tales written thousands of years ago by sand people.
You aren't going to be able to get the idea of evolution through that brainwashed blank stare they throw up when you start talking about science.
Am I the only person who read "sand people" and immediately thought of the deserts of Tatooine *hoooooooark hoark hoark*?
Re:Fine (Score:1, Funny)
You mean... Christianity?
Re:There's Your Problem Right There (Score:4, Funny)
"sun is center of our galaxy"
I suggest you zoom your view-port out a bit more; You're in for a surprise
Re:There's Your Problem Right There (Score:4, Funny)
Careful, dude. You're coming from a state that foisted Sarah (and Todd) Palin on the rest of the world.
You are certainly not taking the moral high ground here.
Re:There's Your Problem Right There (Score:5, Funny)
Shhh... he took a semester of school in Tennessee...
Re:There's Your Problem Right There (Score:4, Funny)
You picked one of the more intelligent ones.
Given the general lack of intelligence, and the fact that their arguments change and adapt over time as new environmental conditions^W^W science comes up, you could almost say that the arguments evolve.
Re:There's Your Problem Right There (Score:4, Funny)
Nope
On a side note: *uuutiiiniii*
Re:Let me get this straight... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:There's Your Problem Right There (Score:5, Funny)
you could almost say that the arguments evolve.
Well, we can at least say for sure that they weren't intelligently designed.
Re:There's Your Problem Right There (Score:4, Funny)
FTFY "Sun center of our galaxy, huh? I see someone went to school on Tatooine"
No, Tatooine had two suns, as it was in a binary system. As such, it's impossible for someone who went to school on Tatooine to hold any such belief of fact.
You can hand in your geek card to the Stormtrooper upon exiting the premises.
Yaz
Re:It gets better (Score:4, Funny)
I'm sure they are both glad that you are thinking of them.
Re:There's Your Problem Right There (Score:5, Funny)
Re:There's Your Problem Right There (Score:5, Funny)
You cannot substitute your fantasy world for reality and continue to be a "good person".
Well in my fantasy world you can, so there!