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Texas: Put Creationism In Every Textbook!!!

Postby Vazdania » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:08 am

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http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronom ... ience.html
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/09 ... ate-change
http://www.bjconline.org/index.php?opti ... Itemid=134
http://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? :palm:"

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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Postby European Socialist Republic » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:10 am

So... when are we going to teach kids that the earth is flat?
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Postby Benuty » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:11 am

Priest versus Creationist
Well this is a good example of why not to.
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God dammit Texas.
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Postby Benuty » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:12 am

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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Postby Jenienland » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:14 am

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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Postby Vazdania » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:14 am

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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Postby European Socialist Republic » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:16 am

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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Postby Nationalist State of Knox » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:17 am

Why would you willingly substitute facts with mythology? It doesn't make sense.
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Postby Blasveck » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:19 am

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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Postby Wisconsin9 » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:19 am

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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Postby Benuty » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:19 am

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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Postby European Socialist Republic » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:20 am

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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Postby Trotskylvania » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:20 am

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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Postby Nationalist State of Knox » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:21 am

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?

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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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Postby Benuty » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:21 am

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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Postby Spartan Philidelphia » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:22 am

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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Postby Benuty » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:22 am

Nationalist State of Knox wrote:
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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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Postby Blasveck » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:22 am

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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Postby Nationalist State of Knox » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:22 am

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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Postby The Tundra » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:22 am

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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Postby Wisconsin9 » Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:23 am

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?

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The Tundra wrote:intelligent design has some scientific merit

No it doesn't.
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