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Author Topic:   Sued for teaching evolution- Florida secondary education bill
Quetzal
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Message 4 of 21 (194519)
03-25-2005 7:32 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Matt P
03-24-2005 4:31 PM


The best bit, of course, is:
quote:
Freedom is a dangerous thing, and you might be exposed to things you don’t want to hear
So, obviously, we need to protect you poor innocent college students from anything remotely resembling freedom, lest you be corrupted. The best way to do that is simply to deny your freedom completely. Don't worry, we'll tell you what to think and how to act. Won't that be nice? No worries. No dangerous ideas. No unapproved thoughts. Welcome to The United Fundamentalist Theocracy of America.

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Quetzal
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Message 9 of 21 (194625)
03-26-2005 7:31 AM
Reply to: Message 8 by Gary
03-26-2005 1:02 AM


I sort of wonder what the "real" implication of this move could be? Since you're attending a FL school, maybe you could tell us what classes are required for undergrads. I mean, if there is no science requirement for non-science majors, the "sue over evolution" would be moot as the majority of students wouldn't encounter any mention of it in their normal course of studies. One possible way out (assuming it passes into law) would be simply to drop any science requirement. After all, if you're studying to be a biologist of some type, it's unlikely you're going to have much of a problem with evolutionary theory (I assume). Any thoughts?

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