Comments on: Can Nuisance Suits Stop the Insidious Spread of Evolutionary Understanding? http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/05/20/can-nuisance-suits-stop-evolutionary-understanding/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:14:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: scripto http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/05/20/can-nuisance-suits-stop-evolutionary-understanding/#comment-18724 scripto Wed, 21 May 2008 19:19:40 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2625#comment-18724 What next? Anti-vaxers suing the CDC? What next? Anti-vaxers suing the CDC?

]]> By: Ben http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/05/20/can-nuisance-suits-stop-evolutionary-understanding/#comment-18723 Ben Wed, 21 May 2008 18:41:43 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2625#comment-18723 16% of high school biology teachers are young-earth creationists. Our survey is the first nationally representative, scientific survey to examine evolution and creationism in the classroom. The findings suggest that victory in the courts is not enough for the scientific community to ensure that evolution is included in high school biology class. http://science.propeller.com/story/2008/05/20/creationists-in-the-american-classroom http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/05/creationists_in_the_american_c.php 16% of high school biology teachers are young-earth creationists. Our survey is the first nationally representative, scientific survey to examine evolution and creationism in the classroom. The findings suggest that victory in the courts is not enough for the scientific community to ensure that evolution is included in high school biology class.

http://science.propeller.com/story/2008/05/20/creationists-in-the-american-classroom

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/05/creationists_in_the_american_c.php

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/05/20/can-nuisance-suits-stop-evolutionary-understanding/#comment-18703 Erich Vieth Wed, 21 May 2008 03:37:19 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2625#comment-18703 This Creationist abuse of the Court system is reprehensible. I would hope and assume that this frivolous suit would be summarily dismissed. This Creationist abuse of the Court system is reprehensible. I would hope and assume that this frivolous suit would be summarily dismissed.

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2008/05/20/can-nuisance-suits-stop-evolutionary-understanding/#comment-18700 Erich Vieth Wed, 21 May 2008 02:38:31 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=2625#comment-18700 Dan: The Washington Post just published an editorial called "Creationism's Latest Mutation. <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/19/AR2008051902616.html?wpisrc=newsletter" rel="nofollow">Here's an excerpt.</a> <blockquote>NO ONE would think it acceptable for a teacher to question the existence of gravity or to suggest that two plus two equals anything but four. It's mystifying, then, that a movement to undermine the teaching of evolutionary biology is attracting some support. Equally perverse is that this misguided effort is being advanced under the false guise of academic freedom. Bills that would protect teachers critical of the findings of Charles Darwin appeared in five states this year, and legislators in others are said to be considering similar moves.</blockquote> Dan: The Washington Post just published an editorial called “Creationism’s Latest Mutation. Here’s an excerpt.

NO ONE would think it acceptable for a teacher to question the existence of gravity or to suggest that two plus two equals anything but four. It’s mystifying, then, that a movement to undermine the teaching of evolutionary biology is attracting some support. Equally perverse is that this misguided effort is being advanced under the false guise of academic freedom.

Bills that would protect teachers critical of the findings of Charles Darwin appeared in five states this year, and legislators in others are said to be considering similar moves.

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