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12 Florida Schools Pass Anti-Evolution Resolutions

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the and-the-kids-still-lose dept.

Several sources are reporting that twelve school districts in Florida have passed resolutions against the teaching of evolution. Out of all the arguments, however, one administrator seems to have gotten it right: "Then, the final speaker, Lisa Dizengoff, director of science curriculum at Pembroke Pines Charter School's east campus, angrily reminded the crowd that after all the carping over evolution, no one had gotten around to addressing the state's lackadaisical, last-century approach to science education. 'All I heard was this argument about evolution,' she said, disgusted that so many other problems had been preempted by a single controversy. 'The kids lost out again.''"

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  1. Re:Opposed to teaching Evolution as a fact.... by omris · · Score: 1, Redundant

    that has always been my favorite fallback argument when someone explains to me that they don't believe in evolution. i ask them if they believe in gravity. after all, it's "only" a theory. sadly, this article points out evolution in progress. i have long held that intelligence is no longer a trait that the modern world is selecting for. the evidence is piling up all around us.

  2. Re:They're within driving distance for me by tbannist · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like you to meet my friend, the Clue-By-Four. He and I have arranged a little demonstration on physics for your appreciation tonight. Please stand very still during the demonstration for maximum effect.

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  3. Re:The resolution is actually PRO evolution by lelitsch · · Score: 0, Redundant

    [I shouldn't write without proofreading late in the afternoon]
    According to the meeting minutes, they are actually EXPANDING the theory of evolution into the realm of cosmology and quantum physics instead of rejecting it.

    "[we] are requesting that the State Board of Education direct the Florida Department of
    Education to revise/edit the new Sunshine State Standards for Science so that evolution is
    presented as one of several theories as to how the universe was formed."

    I have a graduate degree in physics, but I wasn't aware that the universe was formed by evolution. Although I have to admit that the thought of mating galaxies has a certain appeal.

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