wwittman wrote on Fri, 29 December 2006 19:13 |
Fuck the "war on Christmas".
We should be concerned with the very real "war" on SCIENCE.
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Yes. It gets scarier by the day.
The problem with this kind of thing going on in the grand canyon is that it validates the 6000 year old earth theory as being somehow on a par with real science. If it is allowed into the education of children then any outlandish theory is up for grabs.
2+2=5
I think in matters of science the notion of comforting or offending someone's beliefs are secondary to the truth itself.
It's a slippery slope.
33% of US citizens don't believe in evolution. 14% believe in it and the remaining 53% are undecided and leaning towards creationism.
It's a little known fact that Ken Miller destroyed the creationist theory in the Dover trial on evolution.
Here's a long video of Ken Miller (who, incidentally, is a theist) explaining how he dismantled every intelligent design argument brought ip in the trial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVRsWAjvQSgI think there is a concerted and clandestine effort within US society to cover up information that would swing people's belief away from intelligent design.
The most disturbing thing I have seen is "Jesus Camp".
For those who missed it the film is a documentary on a Christian Fundamentalist children's camp where the poor kids are indoctrinated into a militant form of baptism.
Good ol' Ted "I believe you dropped the soap" Haggard makes a suitably patronising and smarmy appearance.
The rot of this medieval pseudo-science is seeping into all aspects of US society and is a huge threat to American culture and religious moderates.
Can anyone spell Theocracy?