DISQUS

ajm8127 · 1 year ago

Science should be taught in government funded classrooms. Theories with empirical evidence behind them. Folk stories, like creationism, should be left to the pulpit.
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When people call the theory of evolution just a "theory", trying to discredit it, they fail to realize something: It would be irresponsible of scientist to call it a law. The reasoning is as follows. A good theory stand up to empirical evidence time and time again. but no matter how many times it is correct against the facts, it only takes one time for it to be wrong to warrant a revision of the theory. Since we cannot possible think that we have discovered every organism on the planet, nor do we know the origins or every single species, it would be scientifically irresponsible to call it the "law" of evolution. Creationists calling evolution just a theory are simply playing on semantics, and have no real grasp on the scientific method.

vituperator · 1 year ago

Jindal is far too savvy to squander his rapidly rising political currency on McCain. Jindal, if he doesn't make any major blunders, is well on his way to becoming the new conservative superstar.

As for evolution, and not being a zealot on either side of the issue, it's curious how the topic seems to cause an emotional meltdown.

But as a matter of fact, if evolution is a theory and not a law (without saying it's "just a theory"), then why the vitriol against excluding any opposing views?

What's the fear?

ajm8127 · 1 year ago

I think the 'fear' has to do with teaching religious beliefs from one religion, in a country that has a total freedom of religion and a separation of church and state. If they teach the Christian story for the beginning of life, then by default they need to teach the story from all religious viewpoints, or else risk looking hypocritical. The whole reason people attend a church is because they believe in what is being preached. Children do not have a choice when it come to going to public schools, so you cannot force them to be taught about the Christian story about the beginning without the freedom of religion breaking down because public schools are federally funded.

uneasyone · 1 year ago

The competition for most backward state in the union has a strong contender in the race for most backward, superstitious and ignorant.

I strongly believe that my own home state of Texas is about to take itself out of the running - although the neanderthals in Austin and the (Tom) Delay gerrymandered delegation we have sent to Washington have kept us in the running of late.

The Obama landslide is about to turn this formerly blue state (turned red by the carpetbaggers from Connecticut) back to the future. You heard it here first, folks.

Although the majority of the population lives in (relatively) liberal cities, the rural areas still are dominant (as in many other states) for now. Gonna be some time before we are as liberal as say, Massachusetts (which elected Romney, after all), but we will be there before you think.

moondancer · 1 year ago

Being a creationist exorcist might be too big a pill for the national scene. As is the wont of pols, he'll take a few years and refine his image. Then take a run at moving the US back to the dark ages.

acdanger · 1 year ago

Why is the picture of Governor Jindal so godawful big ?

lsmitty · 1 year ago

It is terrifying.

verafromsedona · 1 year ago

Its pathetic that John McCain had to travel to Maine to clear his vice presidential choice with King Bush. Just shows how much influence the Bush/Chaney/Rove mafia would have in a McCain White House, God forbid.