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Royal Society "Creationist" Resigns

Posted by kdawson on from the gap-resistent-to-bridging dept.

Chris_Keene writes in to let us know that the Prof. Michael Reiss, who recently caused a storm with comments about teaching creationism in schools, has resigned from his post as director of education at the Royal Society in the UK. This news coincides with word out of the Anglican church that it is ready to apologize to Charles Darwin, 150 years after it poured scorn on his theory of evolution by natural selection. "The Church of England will concede in a statement that it was over-defensive and over-emotional in dismissing Darwin's ideas. It will call 'anti-evolutionary fervor' an 'indictment' on the Church."

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  1. Yeah leave the good doctor alone... by sneakyimp · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They should be forcing Sarah Palin to resign instead.

  2. Re:That was an intelligently designed decision by smittyoneeach · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Alas, it also becomes an orthodoxy.
    In the hands of some, it becomes a club.
    Those who do not toe the line will be beaten.

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  3. Re:What a waste. by timmarhy · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    yeah what a bunch of whacko assholes, damn them and their quest for reason. lets all sit around in a big expensive church praying to jesus, symbolically eating his flesh while chanting.

    show me a single atheist group that's even remotely aggressive? fuck i didn't know there WERE atheist groups i'm gonna join me up with one.

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  4. Re:The good doctor was a vicar instead by guyminuslife · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    As Richard Dawkins suggested, he could have given up his religious position too, that would have been much more convincing.

    Yes, but, you have to keep in mind, Richard Dawkins is an asshole.

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  5. Re:You slashdotters tend to be Militant Atheists by largesnike · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Then you may have a problem, since by your own beliefs, you are irrelevant to everything but you. So to any one else who is an irrelevantist, your statements should be disregarded as off-handedly as you have disregarded 5000-odd years of moral teachings and culture.

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  6. Re:Argghhhh! Flat earth, squaring circles, etc. by Fluffeh · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Many people have small minds. Many people NEED to believe that they are so special that some all powerful being created them in his image.

    Me personally, I think it's cool that we evolved from some sludge in the sea. I don't have an issue with what we are or how we came to be.

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