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Evolution being taught in Texas schools

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  1. adam_mc adam_mc is offline

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    Mar 26th, 2009 (3/26/2009 8:07pm)

    http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/25/tex...ing/index.html

    Discuss.
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    Mar 26th, 2009 (3/26/2009 8:08pm) in reply to adam_mc

    bout fuckin time
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    Mar 26th, 2009 (3/26/2009 8:09pm) in reply to joeykukzMSU

    Religion is obsolete.
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    Mar 26th, 2009 (3/26/2009 8:12pm) in reply to adam_mc

    Getting Texans to evolve at a younger age is a good idea, imo.
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    Mar 26th, 2009 (3/26/2009 8:12pm) in reply to adam_mc

    A creation-pushing religious organization trying to tell students to use "empirical evidence, logical reasoning, and experimental and observational testing" boggles my mind. Words cannot express how hypocritical this is.

    Listen, if someone make the leap of faith and believe what the Bible tells them...that's fine. But this is the worst kind of trying to have your cake and eat it too.
     
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    Mar 26th, 2009 (3/26/2009 8:13pm) in reply to grapsfan

    wonder how bush feels about that
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    Mar 26th, 2009 (3/26/2009 8:15pm) in reply to grapsfan

     
    Originally Posted by grapsfan View Post

    A creation-pushing religious organization trying to tell students to use "empirical evidence, logical reasoning, and experimental and observational testing" boggles my mind. Words cannot express how hypocritical this is.

    Thisssssssssssssss
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    Mar 26th, 2009 (3/26/2009 8:35pm) in reply to Lord Supremo

    whatever
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    Mar 26th, 2009 (3/26/2009 8:37pm) in reply to Lord Supremo

     
    Originally Posted by Lord Supremo View Post

     
    Originally Posted by grapsfan View Post

    A creation-pushing religious organization trying to tell students to use "empirical evidence, logical reasoning, and experimental and observational testing" boggles my mind. Words cannot express how hypocritical this is.

    Thisssssssssssssss

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    Mar 26th, 2009 (3/26/2009 8:47pm) in reply to Lord Supremo

    How can there still be this many stupid people around? Reading that article just tilted me.

    By the way, Darwin didn't have a "Theory of Evolution". Evolution was and is an observation. "Natural Selection" was his theory of how things evolved. In fact, the word evolved only appears once in his Origin of Species as the last word at the end.

    And, for the millionth time, Creationism isn't a scientific theory - it does't meet any of the criteria for a scientific theory including being based on empirical evidence and being subject to testing.

    Any honest scientist will welcome a challenge to his or any other theory in an effort to test its rigor or come up with something better. You can't tell me that those preaching creationism are looking to do the same.
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    Mar 26th, 2009 (3/26/2009 8:52pm) in reply to tieful

     
    Originally Posted by tieful View Post

    Any honest scientist will welcome a challenge to his or any other theory in an effort to test its rigor or come up with something better. You can't tell me that those preaching creationism are looking to do the same.

    pm Mr. Galt

    Edit: please don't
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    Mar 26th, 2009 (3/26/2009 8:58pm) in reply to userid363

    I think anyone that considers themselves a Christian should be even more appalled by this than a non-secularist. It is things like this, combined with morality laws, that cause people to be so critical of your religion (even though we know it is the extremists that are responsible, not the moderates). If this insanity was not forced on the rest of us, we would not take an issue with your faith in the slightest.
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    Mar 27th, 2009 (3/27/2009 1:33am) in reply to joeykukzMSU

     
    Originally Posted by joeykukzMSU View Post

    bout fuckin time

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    Mar 27th, 2009 (3/27/2009 1:38am) in reply to LVpokerdealer

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    Mar 27th, 2009 (3/27/2009 1:38am) in reply to skeptix

    good point.

    i think gambling, drugs, and prostitution should all be legal. religion already tells you if there allowed. why the fuck do you need a second opinion? let all the non-churchy folk have their fun.
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    Mar 27th, 2009 (3/27/2009 3:21am) in reply to tieful

     
    Originally Posted by tieful View Post

    By the way, Darwin didn't have a "Theory of Evolution". Evolution was and is an observation. "Natural Selection" was his theory of how things evolved.

    The above needs to be focused on more. The way I have always seen it is Darwin's theory and creationism can co-exist. It just boggles my mind when I hear religious groups protesting about Darwin's theories are taught in school.
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