C'mon this discussion has become too polarized on both sides. I am leaving the country because we stopped providing grants to study evolution? That is a bit extreme.
We do expend a large portion of money in science education dedicated to evolution (diproportionate to some more practical pursuits). Yet we fail to spend on some of the human sciences such as Psychology and Sociology that may benefit us as individuals and as a society. So we could as easily move in the direction of putting this money elsewhere and I think that would be ok. I disagree that this is "dumber" or justifies abandoning country. It is in fact simply a different opinion.
Evolution is important to understand and discuss but not necessarily in such a polarized way. No one needs to leave the country because grant money might be stopped. Write some letters to your elected representatives and make your views known. If they don't do the job then use your vote to make a change.
I argue that education money should go to this but maybe should be cut in many areas. It is difficult to see the practical applications of evolution and the study of it in our lives. Sure genetics has some roots in evolution but should the money be marked for the study of evolution or the study of genetics?
Let's put the education money where it is intelligent to do so! Let's ensure science is a priority but let's mark the money for the pursuit of education that benefits society and not the pursuit of answering the question "Where do I come from?" whether it is from a theological perspective or from a scientific one.
Goverment should be focused on the betterment of society and it's people. There is more to science than evolutiona and there are far more practical and useful pursuits than the study of pure evolution.
If this was not a mistake what a slime ball way to push an agenda without public discussion!!!!
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C'mon this discussion has become too polarized on both sides. I am leaving the country because we stopped providing grants to study evolution? That is a bit extreme.
We do expend a large portion of money in science education dedicated to evolution (diproportionate to some more practical pursuits). Yet we fail to spend on some of the human sciences such as Psychology and Sociology that may benefit us as individuals and as a society. So we could as easily move in the direction of putting this money elsewhere and I think that would be ok. I disagree that this is "dumber" or justifies abandoning country. It is in fact simply a different opinion.
Evolution is important to understand and discuss but not necessarily in such a polarized way. No one needs to leave the country because grant money might be stopped. Write some letters to your elected representatives and make your views known. If they don't do the job then use your vote to make a change.
I argue that education money should go to this but maybe should be cut in many areas. It is difficult to see the practical applications of evolution and the study of it in our lives. Sure genetics has some roots in evolution but should the money be marked for the study of evolution or the study of genetics?
Let's put the education money where it is intelligent to do so! Let's ensure science is a priority but let's mark the money for the pursuit of education that benefits society and not the pursuit of answering the question "Where do I come from?" whether it is from a theological perspective or from a scientific one.
Goverment should be focused on the betterment of society and it's people. There is more to science than evolutiona and there are far more practical and useful pursuits than the study of pure evolution.
If this was not a mistake what a slime ball way to push an agenda without public discussion!!!!