Latest Challenges to the Teaching of Evolution

@Lightwizard,

They could have dressed it better with some airbrush "matte" painting tricks eh? Theres something about the projection that is probably due to the aberration from flat plate tech of the scanner

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@Ceili,

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Spendi, go **** yourself.

According to evolution, if I could do that all the other chaps could too and where would that leave ladies?

I know the score Ceili. If ladies are in the room on this subject it inhibits the discussion and the anti-IDers are playing at home with their own referee. Like at Dover.

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@farmerman,

Then it would look like a Bonestell!

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TEXAS UPDATE

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Don McLeroy vs. National Academy of Sciences
(Texas Freedom Network Blog, October 20, 2009)

I’m not sure what the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) did to get on Don McLeroy’s bad side, but the deposed chair of the Texas State Board of Education has renewed his assault on the most prestigious science academy in the world. Only this time, he’s trying to insert his grievance in the state’s social studies curriculum.

Several groups of “writing teams” " made up primarily of Texas classroom teachers " were appointed by the state board earlier this year to draft revisions to Texas’ social studies curriculum standards. These groups met in Austin last week, continuing their work on a new draft of the standards, which the state board will vote on next spring. When these teachers arrived to begin their work last Thursday, they were given a hand-scribbled memo with some instructions from Dr. McLeroy. He had this surprising piece of advice for the team working on the “United States Government” standards:
“Science ---- The importance of the National Academy of Science [sic] in scientific research " pros and cons!”

Didn’t see that one coming. The state board finished its revision to science standards more than six months ago, but it appears McLeroy just can’t let go of his beef with mainstream science.

Exactly what “cons” of the National Academy of Sciences does McLeroy want students to study? We put the question to Dr. David Hillis, who teaches in the Section of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin and is a member of the NAS. Dr. Hillis speculates: “Despite the fact that the U.S. NAS is the most highly regarded and prestigious science academy in the world, some members of the Texas SBOE think that they know more about science (because they read articles on the Internet) than do members of this scientific body, which results in a weaker science curriculum for Texas students.”

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@Ceili,

PPSXXX can do that, again with his collection of dildos.

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@wandeljw,

Let's just put McLeroy and Dawson in a mud rink and let them start slinging -- it could be as comedic as the Lucy and Ethyl wine stomping scene. Is that his erroneous (sic) insertion?

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@Lightwizard,

I agree, LW. Today's story on McLeroy is one of the funniest I have ever read. It was criticism from the National Academy of Sciences that convinced the Texas legislature to remove McLeroy from the position of chairman. However, McLeroy remains a member of the state board and is going after some kind of petty revenge.

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@wandeljw,

It would seem that he is in the process of destroying himself.

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@Lightwizard,

You could ask what does "weaker" science mean in relation to the kids in schools very few of whom will become scientists.

The panels response to my earlier post about free will suggests that it has no interest in any science.

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@wandeljw,

Mr. Schmidt did a first class job of explaining the principles of both the second law and of evolution in a simple and elegant manner. Not that this will sink in with the religious nut jobs, but it was a pleasure to read it. Thanks Wandel.

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@Setanta,

Now, if we can also put away the notion that birds are descendants of dinosaurs, we can get this party rolling

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@farmerman,

The resolution has been reduced to hasten the image download. It begins to pixelate along the hard edges when I enlarged it for wallpaper (the Windows stretch process also leaves much to be desired -- wonder if Windows 7 has improved?)

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@wandeljw,

I was still curious about my other question about the erroneous use of (sic) in the memo.

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@Lightwizard,

Lightwizard wrote:

I was still curious about my other question about the erroneous use of (sic) in the memo.

McLeroy's memo referred to the "National Academy of Science". It is actually the National Academy of Sciences.

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@Setanta,

I'm a bit thick Set. Everybody knows that. So could you explain exactly what you mean by this-

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Mr. Schmidt did a first class job of explaining the principles of both the second law and of evolution in a simple and elegant manner. Not that this will sink in with the religious nut jobs, but it was a pleasure to read it.

I'm particulary interested in the pleasure aspect. Did something twitch? But the other stuff is also unclear to me. Try to be patient with people of less intelligence.

I couldn't see any point of interest in wande's post either.

The Texas Freedom Network was founded in 1996 by Cecile Richards who is now president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Whether that is a eugenics organisation I don't know but it sounds like it might be.

Cecile has been deputy chief-of-staff to Nancy Pelosi.

The TFN has less than 3000 contributors and 3 full-time staff.

Samantha Smoots was president from 1998 to 2004 and the current president is Kathy Miller.

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@wandeljw,

I'm not sure the "s" is deserving of a (sic) -- I always thought science without a denotation of which science means all science(s). The plurality is not quite as bad as using the plural mouses for mouse. But I guess we must not let McElroy get away with any mistake(s).

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@Lightwizard,

He does it again here, but using it in a possessive (he should know about possessives):

1 February 2009

Sowing Atheism Recommendation

In the current culture war over science education and the teaching of evolution, Bob Johnson’s Sowing Atheism provides a unique and insightful perspective. In critiquing the National Academy of Science’s (NAS) missionary evolution tract"Science, Evolution and Creationism, 2008, he identifies their theft of true science by their intentional neglect of other valid scientific possibilities. Then, using NAS’s own statements, he demonstrates that the great “process” of evolution"natural selection"is nothing more than a figure of speech. These chapters alone are worth the reading of this book.

Next he shows how the NAS attempts to seduce the unwitting reader by providing scanty empirical evidence but presented with great intellectual bullying"both secular and religious. He actually embarrasses the NAS with a long list of their quotes where they make the obvious claim that evolutionists believe in evolution. He then shines light on the Clergy Letter Project, again showing the obvious"theistic evolutionists believe in evolution.

Again, Sowing Atheism brings a unique perspective to an always interesting debate; advocates for both sides should find the book intriguing. The questions it raises are important; they deserve a hearing.

Don McLeroy
Chair, Texas State Board of Education
College Station, Texas

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From ChristianNewsNetwork (italics and bold are mine):

'Sowing Atheism,' Book Exposé of the National Academy of Sciences' Hidden Agenda Available as a Free Download

Contact: Robert B. Johnson, Solving Light Books, 410-757-4630, [email protected]

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 9 /Christian Newswire/ -- Solving Light Books announced today the release of its new title by Robert Bowie Johnson, Jr., "Sowing Atheism: The National Academy of Sciences' Sinister Scheme to Teach Our Children They're Descended from Reptiles." The entire128-page exposé is available now as a free download at www.solvinglight.com. The printed version of "Sowing Atheism" will be available the last week of April.

Mr. Johnson, who holds a general science degree from West Point, wrote "Sowing Atheism" in response to the book, "Science, Evolution, and Creationism" published in January by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The NAS sent its book to educators, school boards, and science teachers throughout the United States. According to Johnson, the NAS book falsely affirms that molecules-to-man evolution is a "fact" when, in reality, it does not even meet the minimum conditions for a valid theory of science. "The NAS fails to present any bona fide evidence for the spontaneous chemical generation of life from matter, for the evolution of the sexes, or for what it calls 'speciation,' the alleged evolution of one species into another over vast eons of time," Mr. Johnson said.

To conceal the lack of evidence for its brand of evo-atheism (evolutionist-atheism), Mr. Johnson writes in his book, the NAS book-writers resort to illogic, enchantment, and outright deception in order to mislead and manipulate their readers. "It's all smoke and mirrors, philosophy and empty seduction, not true science," Mr. Johnson added.

On his Web site, Mr. Johnson urges Christians to take advantage of the free download of the book, read it, send it to educators and school boards in their area, and encourage others to do the same.

Mr. Johnson is also the author of "The Parthenon Code: Mankind's History in Marble" and "Noah in Ancient Greek Art."

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This "Robert B. Johnson" is so esteemed and important a person than in a Google search for his credentials or biography, he's nowhere to be found. The top hit was the president of Aflac.

His published books give new meaning to pulp fiction.

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In the "About" section of Solving Light Books:

He is the vice president of Solving Light Books in Annapolis, Maryland.

In other words, self-published.

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