I'm trying to decide if this is the most moronic, uninformed court case I've ever heard of. Come on Canadians! A link is a reference! How the hell is that publishing? And if by these politicians' utter depravity, they rule in Crookes' favor, I'm going to have a good laugh as they try to enforce this absolutely hilarious decision.

Most major religions do not contend that a God "popped" into existence. God is not part of existence. God is outside of existence. Therefore your statement is completely correct (according to my very fragmented logic).

Frankly, I am much more disturbed to think that people don't know what is happening in the world around them and how to deal with it than if they can solve complex mathematical problems. I meet so many people who can't logically reason their way through a problem...if x then then y, therefore z is best course of action. Thoughts like that are surprisingly scarce in a large portion of the population. Mathematics need to emphasize more of the logic and problem solving than the memorization of formulas. Conversely, the other arts like English, history, etc. need to teach students how to apply that logic to real world situations. I don't think schools are teaching necessarily too much math...I think they are teaching it in the wrong way.