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Review of Discovery Institute's Evolution Textbook

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the just-partner-it-with-dawkins'-god-delusion dept.

Darwinned writes "Intelligent Design is still a hot topic, as evidenced by recent legislation mandating that it be taught in school. Pro-ID group Discovery Institute has released an evolution textbook for use in schools, but a review shows it to be chock full of bad science and questionable reasoning. 'The book doesn't only promote stupidity, it demands it. In every way except its use of the actual term, this is a creationist book, but its authors are expecting that legislators and the courts will be too stupid to notice that, or to remember that the Supreme Court has declared teaching creationism an unconstitutional imposition of religion.'"

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  1. Table Of Contents by darth_MALL · · Score: 5, Funny

    1 - In The Beginning...

    2 - The Great Flood (Where are all the Unicorns?)

    3 - Jesus, Dinosaur Wrangler

    4 - Darwin, What a Jerk.

    5 - The Scientific Method - Hooey or Baloney?

  2. I'm sorry by way2trivial · · Score: 3, Funny

    are you suggestion that there is any occasion where it is proper to diss the volcano god?

    What the hell is wrong with you- do you want to be responsible for the entire town burning down?

    don't you care about your neighbors or family at all?

    dang- move far away from everyone before you say anything like that again please.

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  3. Science...It Works.... by RiffRafff · · Score: 5, Funny

    I saw a t-shirt the other day that said:

    SCIENCE
    It Works, Bitches!

    I thought it was funny...

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  4. Re:2 - The Great Flood (Where are all the Unicorns by Wonko+the+Sane · · Score: 5, Funny

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    Fuck y'all.

    Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

  5. Re:2 - The Great Flood (Where are all the Unicorns by Free+the+Cowards · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since you seem like a friendly fellow I'll save you a little money. Every issue of the newsletter just contains the same two words, in large type on the front page, and nothing else.

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  6. Re:2 - The Great Flood (Where are all the Unicorns by Free+the+Cowards · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've met many creationists who, for example, thought that fossils were put there because of the flood and they just happen to line up in what appears to be a historical record because God is testing their faith.

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  7. Re:2 - The Great Flood (Where are all the Unicorns by timmarhy · · Score: 4, Funny
    i would counter with "aliens came down and inserted a probe in your rectum, but before they could finish inserting the other 1/2 of your brain you started gyrating with enjoyment over the anal penetration and they had to pull out"

    if people really want to be so dense that they make up bullshit like that i say we just have fun with them....

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