Re: There they go again

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From: <burgytwo@juno.com>
To: <asa@calvin.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 3:51 PM
Subject: There they go again

>
> There they go again.
>
> What is there about Kansas that inhibits their thinking processes?
>
> Six years after Kansas ignited a national debate over the teaching of
> evolution, the state is poised to push through new science standards this
> summer requiring that Darwin's theory be challenged in the classroom.
> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/06/education/06evolution.html

As the article notes, this is similar to what the IDers palmed off on the
state BOE in Ohio last year. The purpose is not to encourage critical
thinking but to tell students that they don't really need to take evolution
very seriously.

Shalom
George
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
Received on Fri May 6 16:48:16 2005