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Texas: Put Creationism In Every Textbook!!!
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:08 amby Vazdania
Sources:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronom ... ience.htmlhttp://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/09 ... ate-changehttp://www.bjconline.org/index.php?opti ... Itemid=134http://lezgetreal.com/2013/09/texas-bio ... eationism/Behind closed doors, textbook reviewers appointed by the Texas State Board of Education are pushing to inject creationism into teaching materials that will be adopted statewide in high schools this year, according to new documents obtained by watchdog groups. Records show that the textbook reviewers made ideological objections to material on evolution and climate change in science textbooks from at least seven publishers, including several of the nation's largest publishing houses. Failing to obtain a review panel's top rating can make it harder for publishers to sell their textbooks to school districts, and can even lead the state to reject the books altogether.
Of course, it
JUST HAS to be Texas doing this. I'd expect states like Utah to be doing this as well.
There is a little part of me cheering this on (primarily because I am a Creationist of sorts) and there is another part of me that is like "really?
"
What are you opinions, thoughts, ideas???
EDIT: please be aware this isn't a religious bashing thread....I just don't want it to devolve into that.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:10 amby European Socialist Republic
So... when are we going to teach kids that the earth is flat?
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:11 amby Benuty
Priest versus CreationistWell this is a good example of why not to.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:11 amby Blasveck
Fuck,Fuck,Fuck,Fuck......
Why?!??!??
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:12 amby Wisconsin9
God dammit Texas.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:12 amby Benuty
European Socialist Republic wrote:So... when are we going to teach kids that the earth is flat?
When people realize that the "earth being flat" was a false construct brought on by the Vatican so it is not relevant in this world.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:14 amby Jenienland
They can teach intelligent design in religion class. In science class it has no place as it is not accepted by science.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:14 amby Tlaceceyaya
Pushing to, mind you.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:14 amby Vazdania
European Socialist Republic wrote:So... when are we going to teach kids that the earth is flat?
Isn't the flat earth society already doing that?
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:16 amby European Socialist Republic
Vazdania wrote:European Socialist Republic wrote:So... when are we going to teach kids that the earth is flat?
Isn't the flat earth society already doing that?
Have they already rewritten schoolbooks?
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:17 amby Nationalist State of Knox
Why would you willingly substitute facts with mythology? It doesn't make sense.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:19 amby Blasveck
Nationalist State of Knox wrote:Why would you willingly substitute facts with mythology? It doesn't make sense.
Knox, have you ever been to Texas?
Scratch that. Have you ever been to America?
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:19 amby Wisconsin9
Nationalist State of Knox wrote:Why would you willingly substitute facts with mythology? It doesn't make sense.
Because... I don't fucking know. Nothing fundies do makes sense to me.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:19 amby Benuty
Nationalist State of Knox wrote:Why would you willingly substitute facts with
sewage? It doesn't make sense.
Creationism hardly makes it to the level of mythology so fixed.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:20 amby European Socialist Republic
Nationalist State of Knox wrote:Why would you willingly substitute facts with mythology? It doesn't make sense.
To brainwash people into believing your mythology is true.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:20 amby Trotskylvania
Nationalist State of Knox wrote:Why would you willingly substitute facts with mythology? It doesn't make sense.
Because they're fanatics. And as John Le Carre put it, a fanatic is always concealing a secret doubt. They need to constantly reassure themselves of the truth of their ideology by indoctrinating others, to create a society shielded from critical inquiry.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:21 amby Nationalist State of Knox
Blasveck wrote:Nationalist State of Knox wrote:Why would you willingly substitute facts with mythology? It doesn't make sense.
Knox, have you ever been to Texas?
Scratch that. Have you ever been to America?
No I have not. Should I?
Wisconsin9 wrote:Nationalist State of Knox wrote:Why would you willingly substitute facts with mythology? It doesn't make sense.
Because... I don't fucking know. Nothing fundies do makes sense to me.
Well, I want the Epic of Gilgamesh in history textbooks.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:21 amby Benuty
European Socialist Republic wrote:Nationalist State of Knox wrote:Why would you willingly substitute facts with mythology? It doesn't make sense.
To brainwash people into believing your mythology is true.
Creationism is not mythology it is sewage.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:22 amby Spartan Philidelphia
Haven't the courts already ruled creationism to be religious doctrine, and therefore illegal to teach in schools?
Also, let's not forget about the climate change part of this ordeal.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:22 amby Benuty
Nationalist State of Knox wrote:Blasveck wrote:Knox, have you ever been to Texas?
Scratch that. Have you ever been to America?
No I have not. Should I?
Wisconsin9 wrote:Because... I don't fucking know. Nothing fundies do makes sense to me.
Well, I want the Epic of Gilgamesh in history textbooks.
Far more credible than creationism.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:22 amby Blasveck
Nationalist State of Knox wrote:Blasveck wrote:Knox, have you ever been to Texas?
Scratch that. Have you ever been to America?
No I have not. Should I?
Wisconsin9 wrote:Because... I don't fucking know. Nothing fundies do makes sense to me.
Well, I want the Epic of Gilgamesh in history textbooks.
Do you know what percentage of Americans believe that Genesis was a literal event?
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:22 amby Nationalist State of Knox
Trotskylvania wrote:Nationalist State of Knox wrote:Why would you willingly substitute facts with mythology? It doesn't make sense.
Because they're fanatics. And as John Le Carre put it, a fanatic is always concealing a secret doubt. They need to constantly reassure themselves of the truth of their ideology by indoctrinating others, to create a society shielded from critical inquiry.
I'd argue said doubt is subconscious. Or they're just good a concealing it.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:22 amby The Tundra
creastionism is a myth, intelligent design has some scientific merit, and Evolution has the best of all the creation theories we have right now.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:23 amby Wisconsin9
Nationalist State of Knox wrote:Blasveck wrote:Knox, have you ever been to Texas?
Scratch that. Have you ever been to America?
No I have not. Should I?
Abandon hope all ye who enter here.
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Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:23 amby Divair
The Tundra wrote:intelligent design has some scientific merit
No it doesn't.