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May 06, 2005

Evolution on trial (again)

From Reuters:

TOPEKA, Kan. (Reuters) - A six-day courtroom-style debate opened on Thursday in Kansas over what children should be taught in schools about the origin of life -- was it natural evolution or did God create the world?

The hearings, complete with opposing attorneys and a long list of witnesses, were arranged amid efforts by some Christian groups in Kansas and nationally to reverse the domination of evolutionary theory in the nation's schools.

William Harris, a medical researcher and co-founder of a Kansas group called the Intelligent Design Network, posed the core question about life's beginnings before mapping out why he and other Christians want changes in school curriculum.

School science classes are teaching children that life evolved naturally and randomly, Harris said, arguing that this was in conflict with Biblical teachings that God created life.

I'm sorry, but didn't we already have this trial 80 years ago? More on the issue from conservative John Cole, courtesy of Kos:

Bob Novak, on Crossfire:

Why don't we teach evolution and intelligent design and let students figure it out on their own?

The response from an unknown God-hating scientist:

Fine. Why don't we teach students the South won the civil war and let them figure it out on their own? Why don't we teach students that the moon is made of green cheese and let the students figure it out on their own.

Having grown up in rural Tennessee, I can remember a Creationist speaking to my class in our elementary school cafeteria. At the time, I was too young to think much about it either way. It was just another one of those things we got out of class for: school musicals, D.A.R.E., visiting magicians.

He had a nice display with charts and whatnot, and tried to explain how the world was only around 10,000 years old. The most confusing part for an 11-year-old to grasp was that it was the same science teacher that had said the Earth was billions of years old who let us out of class for the Creationist's presentation.

Note: Photo is not real. It's from The Onion.

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