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re: Missouri Bill Would Warn Parents of Evolution Boogeyman
Posted on 2/21/14 at 2:37 pm to NC_Tigah
Posted on 2/21/14 at 2:37 pm to NC_Tigah
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On one hand you have zealots saying “Evolution by natural selection is the unifying principle in the study of biology,” and on the other "if it ain't in the Bible, it didn't happen noway."
Both are idiots.
holy false equivalence batman
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Posted on 2/21/14 at 3:11 pm to Bunsbert Montcroff
quote:We're talking about schoolkids. The goal is to teach. Implying that the subject of Biology might as well not be taught if the endeavor excludes evolution is an audacious overstatement. It is a stupid enough assertion as to enable Creationists to accurately point out its fallacies. That turns the thing into an "I'm no more wrong than the other guy is" justification.
holy false equivalence batman
Politics can use that type justification to advantage. Religion can use that type justification to advantage. Philosophy can use that type justification to advantage.
Science cannot!
In terms of the goal to teach, scientific overstatement steals the opportunity away. There is no excuse for that. None. Especially for a Director of the National Science Teachers Association.
This post was edited on 2/21/14 at 3:13 pm
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