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Tennessee "Teaching the Controversy" Bill Becomes Law

Posted by Unknown on from the tennessee-legislators-evolved-from-trogdolytes dept.

MrKevvy writes "The Tennessee 'Teaching the Controversy' bill was passed into law today. 'A law to allow public school teachers to challenge the scientific consensus on issues like climate change and evolution will soon take effect in Tennessee. State governor Bill Haslam allowed the bill — passed by the state House and Senate — to become law without signing it, saying he did not believe the legislation "changes the scientific standards that are taught in our schools."'" The governor adds: "However, I also don’t believe that it accomplishes anything that isn’t already acceptable in our schools."

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  1. The problem here... by bbbaldie · · Score: 0, Troll
    ...is that the scientific allegation of spontaneous generation of life has never been proven. Do we have proof of evolution? Most definitely so. Do we have proof that mixing together chemicals creates life? Nope.

    Ergo, until that is done repeatedly under laboratory conditions, atheists, your theory of the origin of life remains exactly that. A THEORY.

  2. Re:Surprisingly, not all of them. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Reminder, time to take your meds. No need to get excited and sling ad hominems, it just stands to make one look like a nutjob himself.

    Anyway, your argument is boring. You hate religion yet blindly accept answers for which science does not have observable and measurable answers for.