Posted on 07/07/2006 2:39:21 PM PDT by PatrickHenry
A Seattle-based research group that advocates intelligent design said today it will campaign to educate Kansans that the science standards approved by the State Board of Education are sound.
“Kansas citizens need to have accurate information about what the science standards do,” said John West, associate director of the Center for Science & Culture for Discovery Institute.
West said the group will start an information campaign over the Internet immediately and possibly start a radio campaign. He declined to say how much the center would spend.
The decision puts the Discovery Institute in the center of hotly-contested State Board of Education school board races.
The board’s 6-4 decision to approve science standards that question evolution has been a major issue in the five board places that are up for grabs this year. The science standards are used as guidelines to what students learn in Kansas public schools.
Mainstream scientists have said the standards criticize evolution in a way that could introduce intelligent design in science classrooms. Intelligent design posits there was a master force that designed life.
"Well it's clear you can't both be right."
Obviously. I'm right and she is wrong.
"If Ann is as egregiously wrong as you claim, that will certainly compromise her sales in the future."
Why? Her core audience is barely literate. She doesn't give a rat's behind about anything but her royalties.
Nicely worded.
And you are....?
Gosh, you are awesome!
Idiots on the Kansas school board, who changed the standards for science in Kansas to include supernatural explanations, are getting support in their madness from the Discovery Institute, the major promoter of the idiocy.
Well concerning your stock, no where to go but up with me.
Better luck next time!
A polecat? ;^)
I would point out that L. Ron Hubbard sold quite a lot of copies of Dianetics, and Erich Von Daniken managed to rise to best-seller status as well.
I hate to admit that I am unfamiliar with the "Discovery Institute."
I'll try to catch up.
Well, Coulter and others seem intent on linking Conservatism with being Anti-Science; they seem to be succeeding in the scientific community.
You don't see the duplicity in your approach do you?
Not to mention the Islamic Republic of Kansas.
Don't forget to point out that there are a lot of millionaires in Hollywood, who make a living by pretending to be who they are not.
Meanwhile, I'll pretend to give a crap about their stupid opinions. Just cuz I am a wicked nice considerate guy.
Did you read the book?
Just curious!
Being on the School Board certainly qualifies them as idiots.
Call me a cynic!
So like supernatural does not include something coming from nothing, or the postulating of that Big Bang idiocy?
I'm just asking.
I am quite sure you will point it out to me...
No, because if you don't see it now, I find it difficult to believe you will ever see it.
Big deal...you have one opinion and I have a different one...so what?...
This is one step in the direction of the Islamic republic of Turkey, something I really don't wanty to see.Not to mention the Islamic Republic of Kansas.
It is tiresome enough when "objective" journalists express their "objectivity" by conflating people who insist that your religion or (putative) lack of religion is none of the government's business with people who insist that your religion or lack of same is the government's business. But for people who claim to be American conservatives that is really a bit much.
Her core audience includes many people from whom you should be willing to learn. But, apparently, are significantly too arrogant to consider that possibility.
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