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Evolution and politics...
I did not know science came in political flavors.
When the Kansas school board has conservative republic majority,
evolution is undermined. When democrats come back in majority some order is
restored.

If anyone has watched Milton Friedman's "Free to Choose" TV series in
1980 these events should come as no surprise.
Milton had one full episode titled "What's wrong with our schools", and he was right
25 years ago and sadly nothing has changed.

Abstract http://www.ideachannel.com/FreeToChooseAbstracts.h tm#Vol.%206
Full Transcript http://www.freetochoose.net/1980_vol6_transcript.h tml

And I quote, "Milton Friedman suggests that the crux of the schools' problem is the erosion
of parental control. Centralization has resulted in a gradual transfer of power from
parents to professional school authorities. School bureaucracies, Dr. Friedman points out,
often have goals far different from those of the parents of school children. "

It is ludicrous that 6 dumb politicians have given the world a new definition of
science. Aaaaaahhhh I see the world in a new light today.

One of the most common support I have seen for ID comes from the belief that
some things in life are too complex to be explained by evolution theory.
It will be interesting how this boundary for complexity will be defined in the
realm of "New Definition of Science" or KANSCIENCE as it should now be called.
In this new definition the moment a neo-scientist feels a phenomena is too hard
to fathom, regard it as work of the intelligent designer. What kind of intelligent
design is this, it makes people less inquisitive, not yearn for knowledge.

Quoting Robert Pirsig from "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"...
"You never dedicate to something you have complete confidence in. No one is
fanatically shouting that the sun is going down tomorrow. They KNOW it's
going to rise tomorrow. When people are fanatically dedicated to political or
religious faiths or any other kinds of dogmas or goals, it's always because these
dogmas or goals are in doubt."

I implore you; spend 5 minutes Learning about Milton Freidman. Try checking out these videos.

Indeed. I, like many people, would like to think of myself as environmentally concious, or "green" in the sense that it makes sense not to destroy the ecosystem upon which we so clearly depend.

That said, I am also avidly in favor of a Free society. As it turns out, such a philosophy is contradictory with Socialism, and contradictory with State control over my personal lifestyle or fiscal choices.

Now, the Green Party in the UK openly asserts that Green economic policies are basically Socialist in nature. Given that the US Green Party has a virtually identical economic platform, calling explicitly for a Welfare state...

Would it not be intellectually and morally appropriate for the US Green Party to simply come out and explicitly state that the Party's economic platform is, basically, a Socialist one?

Or do you fear that this would turn off too many voters, like me?

The money comes from the freedom. Liberty is the solution

That's correct. Nobel prize winner Milton Friedman analyzed the relationship in some detail.

And that's why I am a supporter of the Free State Project.

Liberty in our lifetime!

any expansion of government -- any increase in scope, revenue, or power over the people -- benefits those who control government

Yep, same thing that Nobel laureates like Milton Friedman have said for decades.

So... you feel that the government has become a monster, interfering in your life? Instead of complaining, actually do something to Solve the Problem!

What we're saying (and what Libertarians, Objectivists, Capitalists, and generally people of such bent have been saying for decades) is that people are NOT equal in terms of: intelligence, looks, motivation, parental fortune, geographical accident, etc.

Do yourself a favor, it will take only 5 minutes of your time. Carefully read the following blockquote and its link.(shamelessly copied from the Idea Channel)

The Declaration of Independence says, "all men are created equal." [Milton] Friedman explains that this did not mean all persons should or will have equal talents or income. Equal opportunity to better one's self, and the right to personally benefit from the gains realized, are consistent with freedom. Equality of results requires force.

You can order a videotape of a recent interview with John Nash here:

http://www.ideachannel.com/Economics.htm

("Game Theory Applications")

It's not about Nash, but about game theory.

Video clip: http://www.ideachannel.com/Media/D1195.rm

You can order a videotape of a recent interview with John Nash here:

http://www.ideachannel.com/Economics.htm

("Game Theory Applications")

It's not about Nash, but about game theory.

Video clip: http://www.ideachannel.com/Media/D1195.rm