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Author Topic:   Opponents of Evolution Adopting a New Strategy
anglagard
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Message 11 of 177 (469720)
06-07-2008 12:45 AM
Reply to: Message 9 by Coragyps
06-06-2008 7:28 PM


Everythings Bigger in Texas (including self-destruction)
Coragyps writes:
Fun state to live in
Yes, looks like my daughter may have to go out of state to continue her education. No use in getting a degree from a state whose educational system is an international laughingstock.

Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider - Francis Bacon
The more we understand particular things, the more we understand God - Spinoza

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anglagard
Member (Idle past 857 days)
Posts: 2339
From: Socorro, New Mexico USA
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Message 14 of 177 (469727)
06-07-2008 1:39 AM
Reply to: Message 12 by Taz
06-07-2008 1:28 AM


Re: Everythings Bigger in Texas (including self-destruction)
Taz writes:
Actually, Texas right now has the most prosperous economy in the union. Because of high oil prices, oil wells that previously weren't worth getting to are now worth getting to.
So what happens after the creationist governor and his cronies suck the wells dry that the geologists have already found. Use a combination of 'water witches,' 'doodlebugs,' and prayer to find more?
What happens to the state if they destroy the education system with the politics of so-called Christian demagogues? Guess they will have to import enough foreign talent to 'keep the trains running on time' so as to please the primary concern of what currently passes as the average Texas voter.

Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider - Francis Bacon
The more we understand particular things, the more we understand God - Spinoza

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anglagard
Member (Idle past 857 days)
Posts: 2339
From: Socorro, New Mexico USA
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Message 16 of 177 (469731)
06-07-2008 2:03 AM
Reply to: Message 13 by Wumpini
06-07-2008 1:36 AM


Re: What do you think?
Sure burden the state of Texas with teaching the supposed 'weaknesses' of the ToE. Every so called weakness opponents of science have offered, such as the Cambrian explosion, has already been refuted as a PRATT here and at many other sites.
But why should just evolution be singled out for an exploration of weaknesses? In order to be fair and 'teach the controversy' should that not extend to all 'theories.'
Here are some areas where 'teach the controversy' could be implemented:
Holocaust denial
Aryan superiority
(here in West Texas we have the largest number of KKK members outside of the deep south, there will be no shortage of guest lecturers for the above two topics)
Superiority of men over women
Superiority of one religious belief over another
Homophobia
Germ theory of disease
Theory of gravity
Flat Earth theory
Hollow Earth theory
UFOs
Crystal power
Loch Ness monster
Bigfoot
Atlantis
Nemesis planet
Great pyramidology
Female 'circumcision'
Honor killings
Charles Manson's interpretation of the Beatle's White Album
And so on.
Why do you hate Texans so much you would force such idiocy upon us?

Read not to contradict and confute, not to believe and take for granted, not to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider - Francis Bacon
The more we understand particular things, the more we understand God - Spinoza

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