Comment never ceases to amaze me.. (Score 0) 871
The article says that they have voted not to teach evolution. I'm not sure what that means. Does that mean they are not teaching evolutionary theory at all? Or does that mean that the word evolution wont be mentioned anywhere? Doesn't really say..
Seems folks here are all up in arms over nothing. I've seen several mentions of "how the poor kids will be effected" boo fricken hoo I grew up praying in public school and saying the pledge and I turned out alright. In fact, I might just be one of the guys that will pull over and help you change a tire during the rain, or give you a ride from the airport when you dont have one, or help you make rent when you cant (all these things I have done for people I didn't know).
Let's not get so excited..
Evolution as a theory does quite nicely explain the finches and that sort of thing. We can see natural evolution occur in many different animals and even in humans. That's difficult to argue.
But the real question is, does the Evolutionary Theory _fully_ and I mean _fully_, without a doubt, for certain explain our origins? I think that's where the true battle is. I really don't think it does a particularly good job of that, not in my eyes. The "origin" part of it beings with a nebulous, figurative, primordial ooze and then (after a while) came fish, then they walked (you know the story). .....and (drumroll please) KABLAMMO! Here we are after 70ish (give or take 10-100) million years. Numbers like that are so nebulous that it's hard for me to believe. But we seem to know how old the universe is now, wonder how long it will be before they update that figure? A decade is a good be, probably 5 years...
The Second Law of Thermodynamics states "The entropy of an isolated system not in equilibrium will tend to increase over time, approaching a maximum value at equilibrium". Folks, we don't get get order from disorder, not on this scale (earth). Order on this scale from disorder does not make sense to me. How many times do you have to pour out a bucket of sand before you have a nice sand castle? I think we'd all agree that a Sand Castle would never occur from pouring sand onto sand. I cant believe that we are a result of a cosmic accident of epic proportions... ..Just a Little something I thought I'd throw in...
The Creed of the Modern Thinker:
by Steve Turner:
We believe in Marx freud and darwin
We believe everything is OK
as long as you don't hurt anyone
to the best of your definition of hurt,
and to the best of your definition of knowledge.
We believe in sex before, during, and after marriage.
We believe in the therapy of sin.
We believe that adultery is fun.
We believe that sodomy's OK.
We believe that taboos are taboo.
We believe that everything's getting better
despite evidence to the contrary.
The evidence must be investigated
And you can prove anything with evidence.
We believe there's something in horoscopes UFO's and bent spoons.
Jesus was a good man just like Buddha, Mohammed, and ourselves.
He was a good moral teacher though we think
His good morals were really bad.
We believe that all religions are basically the same-at least the one that we read were:
They all believe in love and goodness.
They only differ on matters of creation,
sin, heaven, hell, God, and salvation.
We believe that after death comes the Nothing
Because when you ask the dead what happens they say nothing.
If death is not the end, if the dead have lied, then its
compulsory heaven for all excepting perhaps
Hitler, Stalin, and Genghis Kahn
We believe in Masters and Johnson
What's selected is average.
What's average is normal.
What's normal is good.
We believe in total disarmament.
We believe there are direct links between warfare and bloodshed.
Americans should beat their guns into tractors .
And the Russians would be sure to follow.
We believe that man is essentially good.
It's only his behavior that lets him down.
This is the fault of society.
Society is the fault of conditions.
Conditions are the fault of society.
We believe that each man must find the truth that is right for him.
Reality will adapt accordingly.
The universe will readjust.
History will alter.
We believe that there is no absolute truth
excepting the truth
that there is no absolute truth.
We believe in the rejection of creeds,
And the flowering of individual thought.
If chance be the Father of all flesh,
then disaster is his rainbow in the sky
and when you hear
State of Emergency!
Sniper Kills Ten!
Troops on Rampage!
Youths go Looting!
Bomb Blasts School!
It is but the sound of man
worshipping his maker.
Seems folks here are all up in arms over nothing. I've seen several mentions of "how the poor kids will be effected" boo fricken hoo I grew up praying in public school and saying the pledge and I turned out alright. In fact, I might just be one of the guys that will pull over and help you change a tire during the rain, or give you a ride from the airport when you dont have one, or help you make rent when you cant (all these things I have done for people I didn't know).
Let's not get so excited..
Evolution as a theory does quite nicely explain the finches and that sort of thing. We can see natural evolution occur in many different animals and even in humans. That's difficult to argue.
But the real question is, does the Evolutionary Theory _fully_ and I mean _fully_, without a doubt, for certain explain our origins? I think that's where the true battle is. I really don't think it does a particularly good job of that, not in my eyes. The "origin" part of it beings with a nebulous, figurative, primordial ooze and then (after a while) came fish, then they walked (you know the story).
The Second Law of Thermodynamics states "The entropy of an isolated system not in equilibrium will tend to increase over time, approaching a maximum value at equilibrium". Folks, we don't get get order from disorder, not on this scale (earth). Order on this scale from disorder does not make sense to me. How many times do you have to pour out a bucket of sand before you have a nice sand castle? I think we'd all agree that a Sand Castle would never occur from pouring sand onto sand. I cant believe that we are a result of a cosmic accident of epic proportions...
The Creed of the Modern Thinker:
by Steve Turner:
We believe in Marx freud and darwin
We believe everything is OK
as long as you don't hurt anyone
to the best of your definition of hurt,
and to the best of your definition of knowledge.
We believe in sex before, during, and after marriage.
We believe in the therapy of sin.
We believe that adultery is fun.
We believe that sodomy's OK.
We believe that taboos are taboo.
We believe that everything's getting better
despite evidence to the contrary.
The evidence must be investigated
And you can prove anything with evidence.
We believe there's something in horoscopes UFO's and bent spoons.
Jesus was a good man just like Buddha, Mohammed, and ourselves.
He was a good moral teacher though we think
His good morals were really bad.
We believe that all religions are basically the same-at least the one that we read were:
They all believe in love and goodness.
They only differ on matters of creation,
sin, heaven, hell, God, and salvation.
We believe that after death comes the Nothing
Because when you ask the dead what happens they say nothing.
If death is not the end, if the dead have lied, then its
compulsory heaven for all excepting perhaps
Hitler, Stalin, and Genghis Kahn
We believe in Masters and Johnson
What's selected is average.
What's average is normal.
What's normal is good.
We believe in total disarmament.
We believe there are direct links between warfare and bloodshed.
Americans should beat their guns into tractors .
And the Russians would be sure to follow.
We believe that man is essentially good.
It's only his behavior that lets him down.
This is the fault of society.
Society is the fault of conditions.
Conditions are the fault of society.
We believe that each man must find the truth that is right for him.
Reality will adapt accordingly.
The universe will readjust.
History will alter.
We believe that there is no absolute truth
excepting the truth
that there is no absolute truth.
We believe in the rejection of creeds,
And the flowering of individual thought.
If chance be the Father of all flesh,
then disaster is his rainbow in the sky
and when you hear
State of Emergency!
Sniper Kills Ten!
Troops on Rampage!
Youths go Looting!
Bomb Blasts School!
It is but the sound of man
worshipping his maker.
