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After reading alot of the Evolution/Creationism debate on the net, I'm baffled by the amount of misconceptions that's even possible to have about a simple scientific theory.
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There really is...but it's not a mystery when this is the kind of crap in education (ours anyway). How is this treated in other countries?
I noticed when reading some of those debates that the same misunderstandings are repeated over and over by the anti-evolution crowd, like this:
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April 1, 2005: The April 1997 issue of Discover magazine had a pretty good April Fool's joke about some Neandertal musical instruments that had supposedly been discovered in Germany. It was an unlikely collection, featuring bagpipes, a tuba, a triangle and a 'xylobone', along with a cave painting of marching musicians. In September 2000 the Institute for Creation Research fell for it and featured Marvin Lubenow presenting this evidence in one of their radio programs. I pointed that out on this website about a month later, and the ICR quickly apologized and retracted the claim. However, no erroneous argument ever completely disappears from creationist literature. I've recently noticed the April Fool article cited again in an article by Brad Harrub on the Answers in Genesis website. Harrub also thinks that the Java Man skullcap belongs to a gibbon - even though AIG has admitted that this is a discredited argument that creationists shouldn't use any longer. Harrub's article was also published in AIG's 'peer-reviewed scientific journal', the Technical Journal. What is AIG's peer-review process like, if clangers like these can get through it?
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http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/
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I say teach 'em intelligent design and watch them all fail science. Serves them right.
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lol Shamrock, the students aren't at fault for being ignorant, yet. The education board may be...I went to a private (non religious) school that didn't teach evolution either. College freshman biology was none-too-easy because of it; I can't imagine how hard it would be if you had the idea that intelligent design was a valid scientific alternative urging to you resist everything that's taught. On a similar note, a young elementary school teacher friend of mine got in a bit of trouble for telling her 4th graders that humans are mammals. I wasn't aware that this is controversial lol.
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So, if you get tired of life under the bible belt tyranny, march your jack boots on over and check out what socialist utopia is like.
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LOL TL. I got my fair share of looking at sexy cheerleaders but no evolution in high school. I'll take it
I'm going to grad school in Michigan though. I can't wait...except for the fact that winter starts in mid september, that is
[ 05-10-2005, 05:11 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]