[Stultis]

The truth is, we need to hear both sides, and kids haven't been getting it on the subject of origins.

(Expanding on my previous post.) This is what I'm talking about. There are only two sides to this idiot. Evolution -- which equals atheism, communism, facism, sex with animals, etc -- and Creationism -- which equals theism, apple pie and dimples on smiling children.

Leaving aside only the matter of which "side" he prefers, Perloff is in complete philosophical agreement here with the most extreme and dogmatic class of scientific atheist about the nature of the controversy and the supposed dilemma it presents.

Teaching the so-called "orgins controversy" (ignoring for the moment that this whole take on the matter is a forced and grotesque contrivance) in Perloff's manner will please a small minority of fundamentalists, and an even smaller minority of atheists, but it is inherently offensive to, and arrogantly dismissive of, the beliefs of the majority of Americans who think that science and religion are compatible.

[gore3000]

Expanding on my previous post.) This is what I'm talking about. There are only two sides to this idiot. Evolution -- which equals atheism, communism, facism, sex with animals, etc -- and Creationism -- which equals theism, apple pie and dimples on smiling children.

Expanding on the ad-hominems by building a straw man. You cannot refute his statements so you attack the man - WITH PHONY ARGUMENTS.

[Festa]

I agree. Read this http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Brown_Alumni_Magazine/00/11-99/features/darwin.html.

It essentially what you are trying to say