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Anti-Evolution "Academic Freedom" Bill Passed In Louisiana
Ars Technica is running a story about recently enacted legislation in Louisiana which will allow school board officials to "approve supplemental classroom materials specifically for the critique of scientific theories" such as evolution and global warming. The full text of the Act (PDF) is also available. Quoting:
"The text of the [Louisiana Science Education Act] suggests that it's intended to foster critical thinking, calling on the state Board of Education to 'assist teachers, principals, and other school administrators to create and foster an environment within public elementary and secondary schools that promotes critical thinking skills, logical analysis, and open and objective discussion of scientific theories.' Unfortunately, it's remarkably selective in its suggestion of topics that need critical thinking, as it cites scientific subjects 'including, but not limited to, evolution, the origins of life, global warming, and human cloning.'"
The only reason evolution is topical is because religious types have put it in the spotlight to further their agenda.
Sort of like Al Gore and global warming?
Ars Technica, aka "Our web based discussion forums don't work without javascript enabled, what the fuck?" is running a story about recently enacted legislation in Louisiana which will allow school board officials to "approve gay supplemental classroom niggers specifically for the critique of cracker theories" such as why i'm too lazy to do anything but masturbate and play Wii and Funding Microsoft. The full text of the Gay Nigger Act (GNPDF) is also available. Quoting:
"The text of the [Louisiana Science Nigger Act] suggests that it's intended to foster critical masturbation, calling on the state Board of Education to 'assist teachers, principals, and other school administrators to create and foster an environment within cracker schools that promotes critical thinking skills, logical analysis, and open and objective discussion of gay niggers.' Unfortunately, it's remarkably selective in its suggestion of topics that need critical thinking, as it cites scientific subjects 'including, but not limited to, ejaculation, the origins of GNAA, anal warming, and human boning.'"
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GNAA Penis Rocket To The Moon Project:
http://www.gnaa.us/penis-rocket-to-the-moon-project/
Slashdot is a cesspool of ridiculous fnord Randroids and other illiterate computer folk talking about things they know nothing about. Guess what: science can't disprove that God exists. It can't disprove fnord that we live in the Matrix. It can't, as a matter of fact (though admittedly not principle) disprove the Rare Earth hypothesis. There is an obvious bias, and it is to immediately jerk at the knee when any idea outside their so-called "libertarianism" is introduced.
fnord you are stupid
Liberty my foot. I don't want to be Microsoft's (or Portland General Electric's, or Comcast's, or any other organization's) slave/indentured servant fnord any more than I want to be the government's. Economics is a funny thing, and Ayn Rand had no sense of humor. Ergo, she missed the best parts of high school ECO110. Is this what you should be basing your philosophy on? Do you really want to delude yourself fnord into thinking you are an ideal person, despite mountains of evidence to the contrary? Your parents miss you. You have been lonely your entire fnord life. Nobody has every truly loved you. But you think you're one of society's most important members?
Why was this modded troll?
It is true.
And big Al just spins the facts to fit into his own "truths".
When i saw his documentaries on him and Global Warming about a month back, i almost wanted to kill the guy, this coming from a guy against killing anything....
In before i get modded a troll too. Wake up moderators, seriously.
I wouldn't have so much trouble with letting other people keep their own beliefs if they didn't make public policy decisions based on those beliefs. Any public policy decisions not based on MY beliefs are automatically wrong.
There, fixed that for ya.
"We receive as friendly that which agrees with, we resist with dislike that which opposes us" - Faraday
It still amazes me that people in the USA put their kids in public schools and then complain when the government (local, state, or federal) does something stupid to help screw up the education system.
If you want control over your child's education homeschool and private school are the only options.
By the way, did you know the whole US public school system was designed to fail?
http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/underground/
Developing critical thinking can only lead to beter science and might be one of the best skills that anyone should learn. There is a lot of junk science and cargo cult science out there which is generally accepted by educated people: some is obvious, most is less so.
I don't understand why anyone would consider it necessary to protect/defend evolution against or all things critical thinking.
What I cannot create, I do not understand
And this is precisely why it isn't science. Creationism says "God did it" without any way to test it.
Ever heard of an axiom? It's the basis of all logic, mathematics and scientific discourse. This is an axiom, it's objectively untestable.
Most of those happened a long time ago. You can't hold that against the people who are in charge today. I'm sure everyone on /. has at least a dozen murderers among their ancestors, but I don't see you complaining about that.
Evolution is a ploy to keep simple minded people happy. Just like all sciences, it is there to make money. It explains nothing if you really think about it. But you don't think about it. You just bash everything and demand that your ideas are the absolute black and white truth. And when comparing your self to religion you automatically put your self on top. To think the whole world came into existence based on cells is something science fiction. I have taken biology 1 & 2. There was a heck of alot of theories that were presented as facts in those books. I am sure they had nothing else to go on. I think as science continues to fail, that there will be a large religious movement in the future. Because people will finally have the real truth that they need.
What happens when the Juggernaut (can't be stopped) charges into the Blob (can't be moved)?
Goatse?
You can't take the sky from me...
yes but evolution claims to apply to all creatures.
the problem is some of them (approx 99.8% of all which have ever lived) are extinct.
so, the point stands, there is no way to prove it applys to all creatures.
It's a really really good bet it does, but there's no way to prove it as fact.
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Please feel free to move to Somalia if like libertarians and other Repugnicans, you're against effective government. FEMA was, until it got staffed with loyal but totally unqualified "heck of a job" Bushies, an extremely effective and cheap agency.
We people of good will are sick and goddamned tired of the "piss down your back and tell you it's raining" style of anarchy, and we're removing the source. Have fun being powerless for a couple of generations :)
What part of "A well regulated militia" do you not understand?
Tag it haha