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Kentucky lawmakers shocked to find evolution in biology tests

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  1. Dan82

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    http://arstechnica.com/science/2012...s-shocked-to-find-evolutoin-in-biology-tests/


     
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    Creationism is not a theory. It's not a hypothesis. It's not even a conjecture. It's a collection of really bad ideas that have no correspondence to reality.
     
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    And we wonder why US is behind other countries in education. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

    On the other hand, personal bias: those law makers should not be allowed to use vaccines or anti biotic. we don't want to encourage evolution

    (I am surprise Intellectual Design is not in this)
     
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    I am shocked that kentucky lawmakers are literate enough to read a test...
     
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    No, they are allowed antibiotics and vaccines - but only the ones from the 17th century. After all, virus and bacteria strains never evolved immunities to them because evolution isn't true.
     
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    They probably can't use pesticide and weed herbicides too, that's totally encouraging genetic resistance.
     
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    I thought that was an Onion headline when I clicked on this post
     
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    I seriously doubt that before this, 'evolution' was a part of their vocabulary.
     
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    I did too..
     
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    Oh god, the jesus-taliban are at it again
     
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    LOL, what idiots. When do they think we are, the 1920s?
     
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    Lol, this debate always reminds me of a funny story. Well, at least I think its funny.

    I was heading off to my first day of class for the semester and my sister asks what classes I'm taking. Among the list is Evolutionary Psychology, for which my sister gets very insulted by. She turns to my mother and says, "Did you know Michael is taking a class about EVOLUTION!?"

    And my mother (in her infinite brilliance) says, "No, no, no, MacKenzie, its okay. Evolutionary Psychology isn't about evolution. Its about the evolution of the field of psychology... right Michael?"

    I was so dumbfounded by her denial all I could do was face palm and walk out the door.