I don't have a problem in teaching both evolution and creationism as theories -- which they both are
I disagree with your claim that creationism is a theory. A theory is a coherent body of material that lets us comprehend something: atomic theory, big bang theory, theory of relativity, theory of evolution, etc. Creationism, OTOH, never seems to rise above a random collection of claims that "evolution couldn't have done that".
I've seen individual creationists making mutually contradictory claims. The only coherency to creationism is that if a claim gives the illusion of refuting the possibility of evolution, it's in. It doesn't make the slightest attempt to *explain* anything; it just tries to refute anything that contradicts the Sacred Doctrine.
No use calling it a democracy anymore, it's a mockery of what a democracy should be. In a true democracy, you actually have people representing different sides of issues. This is clearly now no longer the case.
The world's first democracy was an evil empire.
Fortunately the USA is a constitutional republic, which at least buffers the excesses of democracy a bit.
Curiously, the Big Bang theory was often attacked for being "religious", that is stating that the Universe didn't always exist but was created a finite time ago.
Can you find anyone other than Hoyle who did that?
It's entirely possible to have a well developed sense of the divine (without knowing exactly what it is and understanding that it may be entirely neurological) and be entirely free of Christianity, Islam, or any other fan club affiliation that requires an unproven belief in invisible friends, holy war, talking snakes, ritual blood drinking and/or body eating or additional taxation in the form of tithing.
what really should make you depressed and angry is that there is such a thing as 'House Committee on Science, Space and Technology' in the first place. None of it is Constitutional and none of it belongs in government.
Are you saying that the Constitution forbids the House to form committees?
Why I believe that we need to do a great deal of redistricting and add more congress-critters. 435 people are just not enough to get a decent cross section or represent enough of the U.S. How can 1 person represent an average of 716,000 people.
It wouldn't help. The reason nutters get elected is because other nutters are more likely to vote. Double the number of districts and the same will still be true, so you'll just double the number of nutters.
If we had as many people voting as we have people complaining, we could fix most of our problems.
Well, how about applying his own test to the comments under scrutiny? From his own home page http://broun.house.gov/ at the HoR website:
BROUN'S 4-WAY TEST
I am committed to protecting the constitutional rights and pocketbooks of every American. I will apply the following four-way test to every piece of legislation that comes before the House for a vote:
1) Is it Right/Moral?
2) Is it Constitutional?
3) Is it Necessary?
4) Is it Affordable?
IOW, he'll vote for whatever he wants to vote for, just like every other fake or self-deluded ideagogue.
Elected, and saying whatever he thinks will get him re-elected.
Interesting article in the current Scientific American about how a lot of successful businessmen and politicians have a lot in common with psychopaths. Biggest difference is that they channel their aggressions into something other than eating your brain with a spoon.
What? Isn't the proven destructiveness of measuring a quantum system the bedrock of quantum key distribution?
I thought I remembered a recent story saying that researchers had found a method to "peek" at an quantum-encoded message without tipping Bob and Alice off to the fact that they had an eavesdropper. I wonder if this story is related to that.
I don't understand austerity; is the idea "sacrifice tomorrow to pay for today"? I bet that will work about as well as it sounds.
Austerity in tough times is ass-backwards: it feeds the economic vicious cycle. The only sensible way to run a country is to set spending at a long-term sustainable level, borrow to maintain that level when times are tough, and pay the debt down when times are good.
Unfortunately, most countries are run by politicians, so when times are good they cut taxes and go on a spending spree instead of paying down the public debt. Then when times are tough the find themselves in a real jam. (Cf. USA, 2001-present.)
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In 2024 Congress will redefine "gallon".
And already slashdotted to boot.
Great! I declare this "Don't RTFA Monday".
A lot of classical fantasy had a dearth of women as characters.
Whereas the typical male fantasy has lots of women and only one guy.
What is their rate of Linux adoption on the desktop?
Rangers don't have desks, you insensitive clod.
"Four boys for ev - ry - girl!"
...that they have a good backup system in place. I'd hate to face the wrath of *one* user who lost his character.
The US is a representative plutocracy.
Well put.
I don't have a problem in teaching both evolution and creationism as theories -- which they both are
I disagree with your claim that creationism is a theory. A theory is a coherent body of material that lets us comprehend something: atomic theory, big bang theory, theory of relativity, theory of evolution, etc. Creationism, OTOH, never seems to rise above a random collection of claims that "evolution couldn't have done that".
I've seen individual creationists making mutually contradictory claims. The only coherency to creationism is that if a claim gives the illusion of refuting the possibility of evolution, it's in. It doesn't make the slightest attempt to *explain* anything; it just tries to refute anything that contradicts the Sacred Doctrine.
...that ne alien civilisations monitor the progress of earth. If there where any, this would be the point they'd nuke us from orbit...
Hopefully not, but they certainly won't be inviting us to join the Federation anytime soon.
No use calling it a democracy anymore, it's a mockery of what a democracy should be.
In a true democracy, you actually have people representing different sides of issues. This is clearly now no longer the case.
The world's first democracy was an evil empire.
Fortunately the USA is a constitutional republic, which at least buffers the excesses of democracy a bit.
GOP = only for big biz.
No, being rich for other reasons is OK too.
Curiously, the Big Bang theory was often attacked for being "religious", that is stating that the Universe didn't always exist but was created a finite time ago.
Can you find anyone other than Hoyle who did that?
It's entirely possible to have a well developed sense of the divine (without knowing exactly what it is and understanding that it may be entirely neurological) and be entirely free of Christianity, Islam, or any other fan club affiliation that requires an unproven belief in invisible friends, holy war, talking snakes, ritual blood drinking and/or body eating or additional taxation in the form of tithing.
Yes, but LSD is illegal.
what really should make you depressed and angry is that there is such a thing as 'House Committee on Science, Space and Technology' in the first place. None of it is Constitutional and none of it belongs in government.
Are you saying that the Constitution forbids the House to form committees?
It's worse, I'm pretty sure this guy is the chair of the committee.
Maybe we can get Clint Eastwood to have a word with him.
Why I believe that we need to do a great deal of redistricting and add more congress-critters. 435 people are just not enough to get a decent cross section or represent enough of the U.S. How can 1 person represent an average of 716,000 people.
It wouldn't help. The reason nutters get elected is because other nutters are more likely to vote. Double the number of districts and the same will still be true, so you'll just double the number of nutters.
If we had as many people voting as we have people complaining, we could fix most of our problems.
is there even a House Committee on Science, Space and Technology?
Are you suggesting that those are things a country shouldn't have a policy on?
Well, how about applying his own test to the comments under scrutiny? From his own home page http://broun.house.gov/ at the HoR website:
BROUN'S 4-WAY TEST
I am committed to protecting the constitutional rights and pocketbooks of every American. I will apply the following four-way test to every piece of legislation that comes before the House for a vote:
1) Is it Right/Moral?
2) Is it Constitutional?
3) Is it Necessary?
4) Is it Affordable?
IOW, he'll vote for whatever he wants to vote for, just like every other fake or self-deluded ideagogue.
Are they elected? Or just randomly assigned?
Elected, and saying whatever he thinks will get him re-elected.
Interesting article in the current Scientific American about how a lot of successful businessmen and politicians have a lot in common with psychopaths. Biggest difference is that they channel their aggressions into something other than eating your brain with a spoon.
Gold Artifact To Orbit Earth In Hope of Alien Retrieval
Why does Gold Artifact hope for alien retrieval? Is this some new religious meme?
What? Isn't the proven destructiveness of measuring a quantum system the bedrock of quantum key distribution?
I thought I remembered a recent story saying that researchers had found a method to "peek" at an quantum-encoded message without tipping Bob and Alice off to the fact that they had an eavesdropper. I wonder if this story is related to that.
I always wondered why the cat didn't qualify as an observer to begin with.
They only way to change the current corrupt system would be a revolt from the people.
Revolts don't very reliably result in good government. The USA got lucky it's revolution.
I don't understand austerity; is the idea "sacrifice tomorrow to pay for today"? I bet that will work about as well as it sounds.
Austerity in tough times is ass-backwards: it feeds the economic vicious cycle. The only sensible way to run a country is to set spending at a long-term sustainable level, borrow to maintain that level when times are tough, and pay the debt down when times are good.
Unfortunately, most countries are run by politicians, so when times are good they cut taxes and go on a spending spree instead of paying down the public debt. Then when times are tough the find themselves in a real jam. (Cf. USA, 2001-present.)
We all did
I shouted out Who killed the Kennedys?, when after all... It was you and me.