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At least no one was trying to show the kids "Faust" right?
At least no one was trying to show the kids "Faust" right?
Don't say the dreaded "E-word"
- Thread starter Old Man G Funk
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“I am instructed NOT to use hard numbers when telling kids how old rocks are. I am supposed to say that these rocks are VERY VERY OLD ... but I am NOT to say that these rocks are thought to be about 300 million years old.”
that's some bllsht.
that's some bllsht.
Heh! Its Arkansas, what'd you expect?
What's wierd though is that even the private christian universities have adopted teaching evolution, yet these public schools are having issues? Odd that is.
What's wierd though is that even the private christian universities have adopted teaching evolution, yet these public schools are having issues? Odd that is.
BurlyShirley said:
that's interesting.
I don't know how odd that is, really. Parents have much more sway over local school boards than they do over university courses.BurlyShirley said:
Now, if Tom Monaghan's school started teaching evolution, then THAT would be odd.
Well, I just mean that christian schools are actually much more aligned with religion than a public school should be. You'd think if evolution were so despised by religion, they could easily get by in a university setting with other theories, but they choose not to for the sake of better education. You'd think the fundies out there would take a hint.Old Man G Funk said:
Anyone interested in stuff like that should read A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.
It covers in broad terms the history of various discoveries and theories and a bit of the lives of the people who made them.
Fun read. There's a whole chapter on how old the universe is and the various different ages we thought it was.
Those in AK should try to rescue it from the burnings...
It covers in broad terms the history of various discoveries and theories and a bit of the lives of the people who made them.
Fun read. There's a whole chapter on how old the universe is and the various different ages we thought it was.
Those in AK should try to rescue it from the burnings...
Great book, quite entertaining too.Da Peach said:
Therein lies the problem. Fundies don't take hints.BurlyShirley said:
unless the virgin mary appears to them on a piece of toast.....Old Man G Funk said:
And, it's funny how the virgin Mary always confirms what they wanted to hear all along....MudGrrl said:
"Eat Me"?
One way of staying a "virgin".MudGrrl said:
You southern guys ever see those stickers from conyers georgia where a woman claims to see the mighty virgin once a year?
"Conyers Georgia, eat, drink and see mary"
"Conyers Georgia, eat, drink and see mary"
Considering this is a public school district, this is a bunch of crap. A good education is a well-rounded education. I didn't believe everything I was taught in high school and college, but I learned the information--nonetheless. If anything, it gave me actual facts I would use to debate my beliefs and opinions...
Dude, AK stands for Alaska, the article is about Arkansas..........that would be AR. (unless of course you meant to refer to Alaska)Da Peach said:
Seriously, can the coasts just secede? I want nothing to do with these states. The cultural divide is just too massive... if it's okay for Czechs and Slovakians to say "you know what we're too different to share a government" (they are about as different as folks from Cleveland vs. folks from Cincinatti) then what the **** are we doing trying to share a government and school system with these jackasses?