Science Wins Over Creationism In South Korea

ananyo writes "South Korea's government has urged textbook publishers to ignore calls to remove two examples of evolution from high-school textbooks. The move marks a change of heart for the government, which had earlier forwarded a petition from the 'Society for Textbook Revise' to publishers and told them to make their own minds up about the demands. The petition called for details about the evolution of the horse and of the avian ancestor Archaeopteryx to be removed from the books. In May, news emerged that publishers were planning to drop the offending sections, sparking outrage among some scientists. The resulting furor prompted the government to set up an 11-member panel, led by the Korean Academy of Science and Technology. On 5 September, the panel concluded that Archaeopteryx must be included in Korean science textbooks. And, while accepting that the textbooks' explanation of the evolution of the horse was too simplistic, the panel said the entry should be revised rather than removed or replaced with a different example, such as the evolution of whales."

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Re:This fundamentalist applauds loudly

[Velex]

Fine. I'll bite, just because you were modded up.

Sorry, you don't get to redefine the word fundamentalism. Genesis doesn't say crap about an atmosphere or about astronomical bodies. Additionally, the fundamentals that most of you believe in often seem to relate to persecution of others. Black people are black because your god marked them as slaves. Women should be property because of something some chick did in a garden once. Homosexuals are completely unnatural, despite evidence that homosexuality exists in the supposedly "untainted" animal kingdom, and they're incapable of experiencing the same kind of love as heterosexuals, because, well, because when you cheat on your wife or husband you need some reason to feel good about yourself and better than somebody else.

Nice troll, though. I'm not holding my breath to meet one of these "fundamentalists" who will defer to observations about the real world instead of the fantasy world inside their head, though.

unbiased and controversial

[deodiaus2]

I think there should be far more discussion in the schools of the falacy of religion. It should be done under the guise of critical thinking. Students should be actively pushed to write papers and have public debates poining out the falacies of religion. Simple subjects like, "Why Believe in God", and a good discussion of "The Suffering of Little Children" from "Brothers Kramozov" should start things rolling around. More active discussions should include "The God Dilusion" by Dawkins, and pretty soon, most priests will be pissed off.

Re:don't you know?

[scot4875]

My question is, why do Atheists care about proselytizing their Atheism to others? Why do they care what "religion" says at all? Why are atheists so quick to dehumanize others?

Look at the Republican party and their push to enact the Christian version of Sharia law in the US. As soon as that shit ends, we'll stop giving a shit about what nonsense you believe.

--Jeremy