Abrams is in a different category from the typical creationist poster here on this website. The typical creationist we encounter isn't steeped in the issues. He's basically going with some old misinformation, and for some reason he doesn't want to learn that he may be wrong. This is, by my standards, a peculiar intellectual position, but it's not evil.
Abrams, on the other hand, is what I'd regard as a "professional" creationist. He's had a few years of intense exposure to the issues. So he knows the issues, and unless he's a case of walking brain-death, he also knows that his position isn't scientific, and that it doesn't belong in a science curriculum. So as to him (as with the folks who maintain creationist websites), I conclude that he's either intentionally lying, or else he's insane. Possibly both, but an insane person can't control himself.
The people of Kansas deserve better. Perhaps, as in Dover, the electorate will wake up and toss these fools out. And I hope the GOP gets the message they were sent in Dover -- ID is an electoral loser. It's gotta be dumped.
I take exception to that. I'm probably as nuts as they come and yet I evince amazing self-control.
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he also knows that his position isn't scientific, and that it doesn't belong in a science curriculum. So as to him (as with the folks who maintain creationist websites), I conclude that he's either intentionally lying, or else he's insane.
My vote goes to intentionally lying, rationalized by a perceived dispensation because it's a fight to the death against being the 'evil' of evolution. I think a good cross examiner will bring this out under oath , if it comes to that.
I'm with you. I don't think that average folks who post on these threads are practicing deception. If someone tells me they believe the way they do because that is what their faith tells them, I don't have any problem with that.
But you're absolutely right that Mr Abrams should know better. He was elected, and draws a taxpayer salary, based on the premise that he knows what science is, and what the schools ought to be teaching. That he has injected his own personal beliefs into the curriculum shows that he has abandonded professional standards.
I would never vote for a candidate that didn't support introducing ID. And if a Democrat supported it, they would get my vote. I'm sure I'm not alone.