Evolution and politics... I did not know science came in political flavors. When the Kansas school board has conservative republic majority, evolution is undermined. When democrats come back in majority some order is restored.
If anyone has watched Milton Friedman's "Free to Choose" TV series in 1980 these events should come as no surprise. Milton had one full episode titled "What's wrong with our schools", and he was right 25 years ago and sadly nothing has changed.
And I quote, "Milton Friedman suggests that the crux of the schools' problem is the erosion of parental control. Centralization has resulted in a gradual transfer of power from parents to professional school authorities. School bureaucracies, Dr. Friedman points out, often have goals far different from those of the parents of school children. "
It is ludicrous that 6 dumb politicians have given the world a new definition of science. Aaaaaahhhh I see the world in a new light today.
One of the most common support I have seen for ID comes from the belief that some things in life are too complex to be explained by evolution theory. It will be interesting how this boundary for complexity will be defined in the realm of "New Definition of Science" or KANSCIENCE as it should now be called. In this new definition the moment a neo-scientist feels a phenomena is too hard to fathom, regard it as work of the intelligent designer. What kind of intelligent design is this, it makes people less inquisitive, not yearn for knowledge.
Quoting Robert Pirsig from "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"... "You never dedicate to something you have complete confidence in. No one is fanatically shouting that the sun is going down tomorrow. They KNOW it's going to rise tomorrow. When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kinds of dogmas or goals, it's always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt."
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I did not know science came in political flavors.
When the Kansas school board has conservative republic majority,
evolution is undermined. When democrats come back in majority some order is
restored.
If anyone has watched Milton Friedman's "Free to Choose" TV series in
1980 these events should come as no surprise.
Milton had one full episode titled "What's wrong with our schools", and he was right
25 years ago and sadly nothing has changed.
Abstract http://www.ideachannel.com/FreeToChooseAbstracts.
Full Transcript http://www.freetochoose.net/1980_vol6_transcript.
And I quote, "Milton Friedman suggests that the crux of the schools' problem is the erosion
of parental control. Centralization has resulted in a gradual transfer of power from
parents to professional school authorities. School bureaucracies, Dr. Friedman points out,
often have goals far different from those of the parents of school children. "
It is ludicrous that 6 dumb politicians have given the world a new definition of
science. Aaaaaahhhh I see the world in a new light today.
One of the most common support I have seen for ID comes from the belief that
some things in life are too complex to be explained by evolution theory.
It will be interesting how this boundary for complexity will be defined in the
realm of "New Definition of Science" or KANSCIENCE as it should now be called.
In this new definition the moment a neo-scientist feels a phenomena is too hard
to fathom, regard it as work of the intelligent designer. What kind of intelligent
design is this, it makes people less inquisitive, not yearn for knowledge.
Quoting Robert Pirsig from "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"...
"You never dedicate to something you have complete confidence in. No one is
fanatically shouting that the sun is going down tomorrow. They KNOW it's
going to rise tomorrow. When people are fanatically dedicated to political or
religious faiths or any other kinds of dogmas or goals, it's always because these
dogmas or goals are in doubt."