Nice flamebait. You mean of course "just people explaining their sincere beliefs to the next generation, beliefs with which I disagree".

Do you really not get the difference between 'teaching beliefs (AKA passing on fabrications with no basis in reality)' and 'being delivered an education based on facts'?

Nice flamebait.

"I think there's definitely an overestimation of science's significance (in terms of awareness rather than potential) to the average person going on here."

Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong.

Every person who isn't scientifically literate to a basic level is one of those people who doesn't get their kids immunized, or is someone who's against stem cell research, or who wants evolutionary theory out of the curriculum, or who is pro-organic food or...

Not understanding science - or at least an understanding of the scientific process - is leading to a greater and greater burden as we cram more people onto the planet but have to fight harder to make the necessary technological advances to keep us all fed and living comfortably.

Slashdot posters baffled by spelling rules!

Correction #1:

Britain should be capitalized, just like Americans.

Correction #2:

It's Britain, not Britian.

Then why live in a country that doesn't represent what you stand for? If you're afraid or untrusting of your government, surely LEAVING THE FUCKING COUNTRY is a better option than sticking around and buying a gun.

America might have the lowest tax rates in the West, but what about when you compare a return on investment for your taxes?

I mean, if I had a brain, and I lived in the USA, I'd be thinking real hard about why I'm interested in 90% of my tax dollars funding the military-industrial complex. I'd rather pay more taxes, live in Sweden, and get free health care, free University, a lower crime rate, etc etc etc.