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But when you tell people's children that their religious beliefs are wrong and that they evolved from a common ancestor with an ape, many parents take that personally and will for the foreseeable future.

If they're that offended by the truth, then they'll have to just go ahead take it personally. But they shouldn't make the mistake of thinking that their outrage somehow requires schools to stop teaching facts, or allows them to introduce "alternatives" to facts into science classrooms.

Science has standards, and we're not going to let anyone break them because they're somehow "offended" by the results. That's just conservative PC-ism, as bad as (and in some cases worse than) the liberal version.

And as long as the evos are willing to use the Federal courts to force their point of view onto Public schools the conflict will continue back and forth.

Where did *this* hallucination come from? When and where have "evos" *ever* used courts -- federal or otherwise -- to "force" the teaching of evolution in schools (except as a response to the creationists using laws or courts to *force* evolution *out* of classrooms)?

Evos here on FR state evolution should be treated like any other science.

Because it is. Unfortunately, the anti-science crowd won't leave it alone like other sciences (although truth be told, they have a general animosity towards science in general).

But they know why it isn't and why it never will be.

The only way that evolution is not "like other sciences" is because there is an endless horde of misguided luddites who keep issuing fatwahs against it. And the rest of us aren't interested in sliding back into the Dark Ages, thank you very much.

Missed you on these threads for the last couple of weeks (but the wit seems as good as ever).

Does Darwin Central provide sabbaticals or something? Nobody ever told me about those.

Should I consult my union rep.? (Or will that put me down in the brown ops section of the janitorial pool with b_sharp?)

If they're that offended by the truth, then they'll have to just go ahead take it personally.

Great line all by itself.

But they shouldn't make the mistake of thinking that their outrage somehow requires schools to stop teaching facts, or allows them to introduce "alternatives" to facts into science classrooms.

Remember all they did was put a sticker on the book.

Science has standards, and we're not going to let anyone break them because they're somehow "offended" by the results. That's just conservative PC-ism, as bad as (and in some cases worse than) the liberal version.

I agree. But that does not universally translate from "SCIENCE" to every school in the country. I say let them put their stupid sticker in the book. This whole case sets such a bad example for the kids.

Where did *this* hallucination come from? When and where have "evos" *ever* used courts -- federal or otherwise -- to "force" the teaching of evolution in schools (except as a response to the creationists using laws or courts to *force* evolution *out* of classrooms)?

OK, I admit FR evos may not have started it but you are complicit in that you are cheering them on and rubbing it into the noses of creationists.

The only way that evolution is not "like other sciences" is because there is an endless horde of misguided luddites who keep issuing fatwahs against it.

Another classic line all by itself.

And the rest of us aren't interested in sliding back into the Dark Ages, thank you very much.

You are welcome. Although I would describe the situation a lot differently, however it is viewed it is likely to continue if they cannot even agree on a little sticker. It is kind of uncomfortable to watch.

The only way that evolution is not "like other sciences" is because there is an endless horde of misguided luddites who keep issuing fatwahs against it. And the rest of us aren't interested in sliding back into the Dark Ages, thank you very much.

This one is a keeper!

It just resonates in the mind: " ... endless horde of misguided luddites ..."

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