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The Pseudoscience of Intelligent Design

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the mixing-things-that-shouldn't-be dept.

Mime Narrator writes "An article over at Kuro5hin discusses the controvery over the Intelligent Design movement. The Dover, Pennsylvania school board recently adopted a policy requiring that high school science teachers teaching evolution tell their students that evolutionary theory, a theory that has been shown to explain the origins of life time and time again, is flawed, and that intelligent design is a valid alternative. The ACLU, along with the AUSCS (Americans United for the Separation of Church and State), and 11 parents, are suing the school board, accusing the board of violating the separation of church and state. "

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  1. Next by Hemos: Man Travels by Train! by archeopterix · · Score: 5, Funny
    C'mon, first "Load List Values for Improved Efficiency", now "Pseudoscience of Intelligent Design" (strikes again, yawn)?

    What next? "Serious Doubts About Pyramid Schemes"? "Scientist Uses Paper to Wipe Ass"?

  2. Proof by Apreche · · Score: 4, Funny

    No intelligent designer or engineer would put a waste pipe across a recreation area.

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    1. Re:Proof by Minwee · · Score: 5, Funny

      A programmer, on the other hand, would leave the waste pipe out since nobody checks return values anyway. This proves that not only was humanity designed by coders, but that your butt is a hack that was stuck in after a rather unpleasant code review.

  3. Fair enough... by Moth7 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just so long as I'm equally entitled to conjecture that the Bible was placed here by Satan to test our faith in him (the true Lord).Don't think they should have a problem with that, do you?

    1. Re:Fair enough... by MathFox · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yet another theory is that the Universe was created as term work, for which God got a barely passing grade. (What else would you expect for a six-day hack.) Next semester He went on with different courses and forgot about us.

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  4. Re:Another giant step backward... by intnsred · · Score: 5, Funny

    Honestly, just what is the deal with these fundamentalists? I have two issues with these people.

    Only 2?!

    Oh, I forgot. It's Monday. You must be pressed for time. :-)

  5. Re:yee-frickity-haw! by sbenj · · Score: 5, Funny
    I agree absolutely with this. Hey intelligent Americans - TAKE BACK YOUR FUCKING COUNTRY! We are sick of this shit and many of us are tiring of NOT lumping you all in the same bunch. You are burning serious karma.

    Sorry, I was watching "Desperate Housewives". What was that again?

  6. Re:Of course there will be lots of comments! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Their bible has Expansion Packs.