Kansas Adopts New Science Standards

Posted by Zonk on Friday February 16, 2007 @03:42AM from the in-line-with-the-rest-of-us dept.

porcupine8 writes "The Kansas State Board of Education has changed the state science standards once again, this time to take out language questioning evolution. This turnaround comes fast on the heels of the ouster given this past election to the ultra-conservative Board members who originally introduced the language. 'Science' has also been re-redefined as 'a human activity of systematically seeking natural explanations' (the word 'natural' had been previously stricken from the definition). If you'd like to see the new standards, a version showing all additions and deletions is available from the KS DOE's website (PDF)."

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Re:Eternal Vigilance by CmdrGravy · 2007-02-16 04:07 · Score: 5, Informative

Scientific illiteracy is something a lot of people in the US seem to be putting a lot of effort into.

This video is really disturbing: http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/20070206_evan gelicals_make_war_on_evolution/

Especially the poster which says "God Says it. I believe it. That settles it."
Re:The future of America by timster · 2007-02-16 04:13 · Score: 5, Informative

If we evolved, then it was a matter of random chance.

Well, with such an incredibly incorrect first premise, I'm sure you can prove about anything.

Natural selection is not random.

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