Exporting Idiocy.

Each year it becomes more and more sadly apparent that Gresham's Law – the theory that bad money drives out good – applies everywhere.

Faith.

Politics.

Scout badges. (Can you fucking believe it? Scout badges.)

Sport

And, more and more often, science.

Creationism should be tackled in science lessons, schools told

By Richard Garner, Education Editor
Published: 06 October 2007

The controversy over whether creationism should be addressed in science lessons has been reignited after a leading professor said teachers should treat the belief with respect.

Professor Michael Reiss, head of science at London University's Institute of Education, argued that a rise in creationism was making it increasingly difficult to teach evolution in British schools. Some science teachers were, as a result, ignoring the topic of evolution completely.

In a book published yesterday which collates the views of various academics about the controversy, he argues: "I am not convinced that something being 'non-scientific' is sufficient to disqualify it from being considered in a science lesson."

His stance appears to put him at odds with government guidelines – reiterated by the Department for Children, Schools and Families yesterday – that creationism has "no place" in the science curriculum.

But Professor Reiss, who is a Church of England priest, insisted: "I would not want any such teaching [about creationism], were it to occur, to give the impression that creationism and the theory of evolution are equally valid scientifically. They are not (nor is it appropriate to insist on spending equal amounts of time on evolution and creationism in science lessons)."

Profess Reiss said he had adopted his stance as a result of science teachers telling him they were being faced with a growing number of students who believed in creationism.
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A pity if, in 100 years, America’s most enduring export to the rest of humanity will be found to have been arrogant, Bible-swaddled dumbassery.

It is also a pity that these people don’t seem to have ever actually read their own scripture.

Because if they had they might have noticed that -- in one of his final encores before playing “Freebird” and leaving the building -- Jesus’ charge to his most skeptical follower was to put his doubts aside and believe the evidence of his own senses.


John 20:24-27

Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.

So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!"


But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks

in his hands

and put my finger where the nails were,

and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it."


A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said,

"Peace be with you!"


Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger

here;


see my

hands.

Reach out

your hand

and put it

into my side.

Stop

doubting


and

believe."

Merciful Catalyzer,

On this Sunday, give us the strength to overcome those ignorant armies who cannot image a Universe that is:

Larger than the span of their pettiest fear.

Deeper than the lees of their bitterest hate.

And infinitely more beautiful than sum total of the stunted, sadistic, cranial freakshow that passes for their imagination.

Also would it kill you get Season Three of "Battlestar Galactica” released in the United States already?

Amen.