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US House Science Committee Member: Evolution Is a Lie From Hell

Posted by timothy on from the hey-at-least-it's-an-ethos dept.

First time accepted submitter badford writes "Representative Paul Broun (Georgia Republican) said that evolution, embryology and the Big Bang theory are 'lies straight from the pit of hell' meant to convince people that they do not need a savior. It would not be quite as shocking if Broun did not sit on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. What impact could this have on policy? What impact could this have on STEM education not just in Georgia but all over the U.S.?"

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  1. Re:Post bigotry here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well... since I've been granted permission. It's an insult to human inteligence. If you want to believe something, philosophize, but don't let it twist your morals and hinder progress.

  2. And this... by CajunArson · · Score: 1, Troll

    is why having Government run everything is a bad idea. Sure, you get your pro-science Obama (well... pro some selected kinds of science at least, try getting him to approve research into reprocessing nuclear waste and he'll give you a response that's the left-wing equivalent of this guy's speech), but then you get these wackos.

    The typical Slashdot solution is to put the people they disagree with into concentration camps in the name of "science", but the smart solution is to make it so that people can be free to be whackos without wielding huge amounts of power over everyone else.

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    AntiFA: An abbreviation for Anti First Amendment.
  3. Re:Post bigotry here by Kohath · · Score: 1, Troll

    Since home-schools teach better than institutions, as shown by the relative performance of home-schooled vs. government-schooled children, it seems pretty clear that people can do it better themselves.

  4. Re:Post bigotry here by Kohath · · Score: 1, Troll

    And what of those people who can't afford to hire an entire teacher for their child? I suppose they don't matter?

    They should just hire a principal. And a superintendent and a dozen assistant principals. And a few oversight boards. And janitors and nurses and lunch counter workers and secretaries and coaches and counselors and bus drivers and security guards and lawyers. And build a few big new buildings. That will make everything cheaper. Then they can use the savings to hire a teacher.