Posted on 07/02/2017 10:45:38 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Turkish high school students will no longer be taught the theory of evolution.
The subject has been cut from the curriculum under changes made to eliminate “controversial” topics, the head of the national board of education, Alpaslan Durmus, announced in a video address. “If our students don’t have the background, the scientific knowledge, or information to comprehend the debate around controversial issues, we have left them out,” Durmus said.
The new curriculum will go into effect for the 2017- 2018 school year. It was crafted to emphasize national values and highlight contributions made by Turkish and Muslim scholars, Durmus said. […]
Critics view the changes in the education system as another step in the ruling Justice and Development Party’s ambitions to make Turkey more conservative. Erdogan has been vocal about wanting to raise “a pious generation.” …
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No problem with survival of the fittest...that is simply reality.
You mean between science and myth?
I'm surprised this was even noted by the news media. Most US and European liberal "promoters of science" seldom if ever complain when Muslims or other non-Western religions/cultures promote Creationism. They seem to believe that religion and superstition are bad when practiced by white westerners but just wonderful otherwise.
Yes. Christ represents science and Belial (out of which “evolution” arose; this is historic fact) myth.
Only when they ban anything related to the left-wing agenda does it get reported. They don’t want these cultures having political supremacy over the almighty atheist elites.
As if Turks weren’t stupid enough already.
>So how did the universe get here?
Beats me. God may have created it. Things have evolved since its creation.
Very well described. Never thought of it that way. Thanks.
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