Bill Allowing Teachers to Challenge Evolution Passes Tennessee House

Science Insider ^ | 7 April 2011, | Sara Reardon

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namely, "biological evolution, the chemical origins of life, global warming, and human cloning."

Also notice how they've already framed what topics are "acceptable". They have simply added more links to the chain and are calling it "freedom".

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Try are also going to roll back nashville’s recent homosexual love ordinance thru a state law prohibiting such

Do they still have those stupid Metro stickers up there? As Conservative as Nashville seemed to be in the late 50's and into 60's, I was surprised that the city absorbed the suburbs and then all residents of Davidson County had to pay the gubmint to drive.

As far as I recall, Williamson county never had any of that nonsense (of course they never to put up with that drunken Socialist fool Beverly Briley either).

[Puckster]

“Careful what you wish for folks.”

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There’s a double edged sword in there. Ponder it a bit.

[Puckster]

“There’s a double edged sword in there. Ponder it a bit.”

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[wardaddy]

Nashville is about like Austin sickening so left wing so homosexual so black caucus so meterosexual so hipster
Its awful
I’m so grateful to be in rural williamson now these past 2 years
I was in town today and whew its so odd now

[re_nortex]

[Nashville] so left wing so homosexual so black caucus so meterosexual so hipster Its awful

That's sad to hear because I recall when it was nice (pre-Metro, pre-Commie). I also understand that formerly good, pleasant areas for families are now swarming with Messkins.

When I was there, the black area was just around Jefferson in North Nashville. Even East Nashville (Woodland Street/Gallatin Road) was still a good place.

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Think of all the great scientific accomplishments and consider how few had anything to do with the idea of biological evolution.

Understanding the circulation of blood, discovery of antibiotics, heavier than air flight, magnetism and how it's related to electricity, atomic energy, metal refining, the periodic table of elements, the internal combustion engine, all the related fields of math, cellular structure of organisms,..... I could go on and on but it becomes clear how unimportant the notion of biological evolution really is unless someone is selling an Ardi or a Lucy.

[Boogieman]

“I could go on and on but it becomes clear how unimportant the notion of biological evolution really is unless someone is selling an Ardi or a Lucy.”

Right on. I’d really love to hear about some examples of predictions made based on biological evolution that led to useful scientific breakthroughs.

I’m talking true intra-species evolutionary theory here, not just natural selection or mutation tinkering with the set types of species observable in nature. Inducing birth defects in fruit flies doesn’t cut it.

[Ethan Clive Osgoode]

Think of all the great scientific accomplishments and consider how few had anything to do with the idea of biological evolution.

How about the great scientific accomplishment of eugenics? That had everything to do with the idea of biological evolution.

[Puckster]

"How about the great scientific accomplishment of eugenics?" Fascism (eugenics)....it's all the vogue now....just ask: Noam Chomsky 2011 Noam Chomsky 2010Noam Chomsky 2010 Here's a chameleon that see a great future for fascism once again. Global tyranny, whether to the left or right, communists now are fascists.....progressives, what ever it takes.

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Eugenics, huh? Improving the breed is one thing but it seems no one really wants to hear, “Hey you!, Gene, you get eliminated as unfit”.

Or as my old neighbor used to say, “Everyone wants to be the one who ladles out the dumplings”.

[Just mythoughts]

In a letter to the House education subcommittee, Alan I. Leshner, the chief executive officer of AAAS (which publishes ScienceInsider), said, "There is virtually no scientific controversy among the overwhelming majority of researchers on the core facts of global warming and evolution. Asserting that there are significant scientific controversies about the overall nature of these concepts when there are none will only confuse students, not enlighten them."

This may not be the first time one of the gods of knowledge acknowledged that from the TOE came global warming. But it is the first time I have read it. Now what the TOE did/does is to have the high minded decide who is fittest to survive. Since this bunch was given 'standing' by the Supremes we have about been fleeced out of existence.

IF TOE was about 'biology' then how did it morph into globulll warming? Bunch of scam artists.

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I think he's frightened that a student will be taught to question and find out things for themselves. Questioning evolution is exactly like questioning Obama's birth Certificate. There is no proof, but you are immediately called a fool. If you are allowed to question things, you won't pass. When the teacher screams at you, "Because I said so!" you know it's a tender subject. When I was in college, I questioned a teacher on evolution and he couldn't answer, so I was invited in his office and the dean was called and it was explained to me that he was the teacher and people smarter that me wrote the book so just accept what was written and shut up. If I wanted to pass, I needed to conform. My high school was much different and I thank God every day.

I was lucky enough to be taught the anomalies that evolution couldn't explain so evolution was taught as a theory 40 years ago. Since then, a new "explanation"( you aren't allowed to refer to it as a theory anymore), is formed almost every year and some don't even last a year. We didn't waste that much time on fiction in my education. I remember my grade school "Social Studies" teacher saying that "Capitalism works and here is why and Socialism never works and here is why and some examples." Now days, children are taught that Socialism is superior, even though there is no functioning examples and Capitalism is evil. If you point to Cuba, they scream " The American Imperialists have made Cuba fall behind but Cuba is still superior than the US." They have free medical care. Don't dare say there medical care is aspirins and band aids. You can't get a good grade unless you go along to get along. Our robot children are taught that life is useless and you came from pond scum, abortion is OK, there is no God, and the job you eventually hope to have will destroy the Earth because they just want to make money. In order to mold you into this person, you must believe that there is no God and you were an accident. Then when you are 16 and your girlfriend leaves you you kill 10 of your classmates before you blow your own brains out. No problem, you and you victims are just accidental scum with no purpose and no future.

I always love to point out that if evolution is true then Blacks are inferior to whites and Hitler must have been right. They spit and spew and fight and deny history and finally run out of the room when they have no answers.

Isn't the new world order wonderful?

[Puckster]

"Isn't the new world order wonderful?" My summation: New world chaos Consensus is not science. More than a few Phd's of Emeritus status have lamented the scientific process of the last few decades. One of the most prestigious astrophysicists commented on the uniqueness of the planet earth about a decade after the search for extrasolar planets that will support life. Here's a rather detailed analysis from another Dr.. If science is about consensus building, we're all doomed if we trust in the scientific process, which by now maybe an oxymoron. If we keep theory in it's place, and don't allow political selection for funding of science....everyone wins. Questioning is science......why don't people get that? Instead, we question science....because they won't.

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When do they pass the bill allowing teachers to challenge arithmetic? /s/

[RoadGumby]

When their work shows a non-dog evolving into a dog, a non-human evolving into a human, well, that might bolster this evolution ‘theory’.

Until then, it is only a theory, unproven and IMHO, unprovable.

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"When do they pass the bill allowing teachers to challenge arithmetic? /s/" When I was in elementary school we had "new math" foisted upon us....it screwed a lot of us up....for a while. Math is not as concrete of a discipline as you think. They finally got rid of the "new math"......so, what's your point? /s/anti-s/ New Math Yeah, like math is a holy, unreproachable grail of definity for a debate. If you had experienced the new math, you'd have hoped for some legislation.

[Puckster]

How many still believe in the primordial soup? Come on, raise you hands high............doesn't hold water....pun intended. Now, biologists are getting closer to the biblical Adam made of red clay. Getting a little scary....isn't it.

[SumProVita]

“This is a TERRIBLE thing for Tennessee to do.”

It is an EXCELLENT thing to do. Within a framework of free expression of ideas....minds grow!

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