Issue 59
News: A modest proposal for the creationists.
This November marks the first anniversary of the state of Kansas saying that all public schools in the state should teach Intelligent Design as an equal theory to Evolution, which as longtime readers should know I believe is totally wrong, as Evolution has huge amounts of elevidence for it and Intelligent Design has little more than a book which seems to me to be no more believable than the work of the Brothers Grimm (in fact, if one uses one's King James Bible, one can find reference to Unicorns, as in Job 39:9-12). Many other counties have a sticker that is placed on all biology textbooks which says that evolution is a theory and not a fact (as if a theory is as close as science can get on many issues, like Earth's position in relation to the sun) and that it should be considered with an open mind. I think I may approve of stickers like this as long as those same people who are pushing for these stickers get stickers of their own. My plan is that, if the evangelicals must have their way to push their religion and their view on science by trying to discredit actual science as not a fact, they should feel free to have on their tracts a disclaimer stating: "The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is a theory, not fact, and one which should be studied critically with an open mind." Unfortunately, I know that this law could very well be unconstitutional, but then again, I highly doubt that constitutionality is what the people who stickered those textbooks had in mind, much less so in Kansas. The point here is that there is no real reason for Intelligent Design to be taught in schools, nor for Evolution, which has loads of evidence (much of which can be found at talk.origins, as well as a huge index of Creationist Claims debunked) to be denigrated.
Band Name: Evil Monkey- Watch More Family Guy and get it.
Film Idea of the Day: A stage version of the life story of Nick Drake, told with only two cast members: Nick himself and his psychiatrist.
Film Review of the Day: I'm Not Rappaport. It's a funny, if long, film about two 80-something men, one a communist philosopher, and the other a half-blind super of an apartment building. These people spend a day in Central park avoiding their children, smoking medicinal marijuana, and keeping out of nursing homes. I give it thumbs up.
Quote of the Day: "I think, personally, that Galileo did the right thing by giving up science for Christ."
____________Some Kid in Jesus Camp.
Link of the Day: The Video Album of one of my new favorite albums by Serge Gainsbourg.
This November marks the first anniversary of the state of Kansas saying that all public schools in the state should teach Intelligent Design as an equal theory to Evolution, which as longtime readers should know I believe is totally wrong, as Evolution has huge amounts of elevidence for it and Intelligent Design has little more than a book which seems to me to be no more believable than the work of the Brothers Grimm (in fact, if one uses one's King James Bible, one can find reference to Unicorns, as in Job 39:9-12). Many other counties have a sticker that is placed on all biology textbooks which says that evolution is a theory and not a fact (as if a theory is as close as science can get on many issues, like Earth's position in relation to the sun) and that it should be considered with an open mind. I think I may approve of stickers like this as long as those same people who are pushing for these stickers get stickers of their own. My plan is that, if the evangelicals must have their way to push their religion and their view on science by trying to discredit actual science as not a fact, they should feel free to have on their tracts a disclaimer stating: "The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is a theory, not fact, and one which should be studied critically with an open mind." Unfortunately, I know that this law could very well be unconstitutional, but then again, I highly doubt that constitutionality is what the people who stickered those textbooks had in mind, much less so in Kansas. The point here is that there is no real reason for Intelligent Design to be taught in schools, nor for Evolution, which has loads of evidence (much of which can be found at talk.origins, as well as a huge index of Creationist Claims debunked) to be denigrated.
Band Name: Evil Monkey- Watch More Family Guy and get it.
Film Idea of the Day: A stage version of the life story of Nick Drake, told with only two cast members: Nick himself and his psychiatrist.
Film Review of the Day: I'm Not Rappaport. It's a funny, if long, film about two 80-something men, one a communist philosopher, and the other a half-blind super of an apartment building. These people spend a day in Central park avoiding their children, smoking medicinal marijuana, and keeping out of nursing homes. I give it thumbs up.
Quote of the Day: "I think, personally, that Galileo did the right thing by giving up science for Christ."
____________Some Kid in Jesus Camp.
Link of the Day: The Video Album of one of my new favorite albums by Serge Gainsbourg.
Labels: Creationism, Religious Right
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