Wisconsin Is For Morons
A Wisconsin school district is going to teach creationism:
Members of Grantsburg's school board believed that a state law governing the teaching of evolution was too restrictive. The science curriculum "should not be totally inclusive of just one scientific theory," said Joni Burgin, superintendent of the district of 1,000 students in northwest Wisconsin.
No, it should not. And if anybody can come up with any other SCIENTIFIC theories, please feel free to teach them.
This comes after the news of the "warning sticker" placed in the biology textbooks in Cobb County, Georgia. What does it warn? That "evolution" is only one theory among many.
Happy to say, some parents and the ACLU are suing to get it removed.
The Proprietor at November 9, 2004 2:08 PM
Can you imagine students being taught that woman was created from a mans rib, that a talking snake got them cast out, and even try to explain how future generations arose without incest?
Then the school will also have to teach alternative creation points of view to appease the courts and other religious groups.
The ones I feel sorry for are the teachers.
eric at November 9, 2004 2:17 PM
Why is the Adam's Rib story so unbelievable? Every day, a creationist is born from my hip (well, actually, from my butt -- which is close!)
Lena, High Priestess of Prophanity at November 9, 2004 2:51 PM
But Lorrie Moore is at the University of Wisconsin Madison, Amy. She CAN'T be a moron. I steal all my jokes from her!
Lena, Plagiarist at November 9, 2004 5:44 PM
I wonder why creationists worry so much about what their children are taught in school? After all, weren't they taught evolution in school, and didn't they grow up believing in creationism, in spite of that?
I'm quite sure, if they're such obstinate dullards, they can raise their children to be the same way.
Patrick, Advice Goddess Worshipper at November 9, 2004 6:23 PM
A reader's letter in today's LA Times illustrates the futility of discussing this in anything like scientific terms with the fundamentalists. Referring to Tuesday's article about the Georgia lawsuit, Marvin J. Wolf of Mar Vista writes:
"Furthermore, the article challenges the fact, proven by Scripture, that God gave mankind domination over all the animals. [...etc more astoundingly ignorant drivel...]"
Stu "El InglÈs" Harris at November 12, 2004 7:06 AM