Should creationism win out, textbooks throughout the country–not just Texas–will challenge the theory of evolution in science curricula
April 6th, 2008 | by Steve O |Are we–as a nation–this FUCKING stupid?
Seriously, we won our independence some 250 years ago–but–according to these fucktards we went from living in caves to voting for George W. Bush in less than 6,000 years. Can I get an Amen?
9 Responses to “Should creationism win out, textbooks throughout the country–not just Texas–will challenge the theory of evolution in science curricula”
By steve on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Why does it bother you so much?
By Tony Bennett on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
And why do you have to swear about it?
By Chris Radulich on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Because such stupidy is dangerous. Next they will start burning witches.
By Jet Netwal on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Amen, SteveO. Great to have you back. I’d recognized that snark anywhere!
By Liberal Jarhead on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Well, the pinheads are swimming against the current; although polls show that a shamefully high percentage of Americans believe in creationism rather than evolution - why not throw in belief in a flat earth while they’re at it? - the numbers are shifting; fewer school boards are pushing creationism or “intelligent design”; and the demographics are on the side of science - a much higher proportion of those who accept the evidence for evolution are in the under-35 age category, and a lot higher share of the creationists are senior citizens.
There’s a fair amount of evidence that the surge of fundamentalism that started in the 70s has passed its high point and is receding again as (1) more people look at it and say “that’s just stupid!”; (2) look at the blatant campaign to break down the wall between church and state and impose their values on everyone else and say “you’re not the boss of me!”; and (3) look at situations like the Terry Schiavo fiasco, the constant reminders in the news of the strong correlation between fundamentalism and pedophilia, and the way fundamentalist leaders keep getting busted for embezzlement, patronizing hookers, etc, and saying “you people are disgusting hypocrites!”
The number of Americans under 35 who say in polls that they have no religious affiliation is the highest it’s been in decades and rising, and a solid majority of Americans think religion should be kept out of politics and policy. So the fundies may keep making noise and claiming to be a majority, but they’re lying.
By Steve O on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
Obama has called for a national dialog on race, well, I think there should be a national dialog on religion.
When the founding fathers create this great nation they purposely dodged such hot button topics as race, religion and womens suffrage in the collective interest of keeping this nation together. They knew these issues, at the time, would blow the Union apart and felt that as the nation matured they would be better equipped to handle these topics.
I say the time is now to put every fundamentalist racist their walking papers. There is no room in this nation for such hatred and idiocy.
The rest of the world is kicking our ass in every arena, from education to health care yet we as a nation are left to address these fucking idiots.
What ever happened to laughing at the person with the “World is at the End” sign?
Religion and science can co-exist, in fact, I do not believe one could survive without the other but as a nation we need to make the decision that religion takes a back seat to science when driving down the road of evolution. At the same time I think science should take a back seat to religion when driving down the road of faith and morals.
By steve on Apr 6, 2008 | Reply
“When the founding fathers create this great nation they purposely dodged such hot button topics as race, religion and womens suffrage in the collective interest of keeping this nation together. They knew these issues, at the time, would blow the Union apart and felt that as the nation matured they would be better equipped to handle these topics.”
Bullshit!! Our Founding Father’s were rich, white, racist zealots. They didn’t know shit. They could have easily dumped slavery for example with their all men created equally bullshit. Wait! What am I saying? The words men created equal don’t appear in the thing. It took 150 years for this country to undo it’s wrongs over blacks and women.
As far as religious freedom, they call Liberty a “blessing” right in the damn Preamble!! Do you feel “blessed” to have your freedom?
By Dusty on Apr 7, 2008 | Reply
Creationism is total crap foisted upon us by the Theocrats. As LJ aptly notes..the trend might of peaked and I can only this:
Praise Jesus if it has.
People can believe in Jesus and the after-life without buying into the whole God made the world in six days crappola.
By Liberal Jarhead on Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
Creationism, the doctrine of biblical inerrancy, and other forms of sheep-like religious followership/ dittoheadism are nothing more than laziness and cowardice. Laziness because they’re defaulting on their right and responsibility to think, work out their own moral standards and make their own choices, and cowardice because they’re hiding from adulthood and its responsibilities. But “I was only following orders” is no more valid an excuse for bigotry, cruelty and oppression by fundamentalists than it was for the Nazis.
I say, let’s set aside an area where fundamentalists can have the theocracy they seem to want so much, and let them live there and do whatever they want so long as they don’t try to impose it on the rest of us. Otherwise, I wish this crazy Rapture they talk about (which only became part of Christian lore in the late 19th century with a preacher named Dwight Moody, the so-called first fundamentalist) would happen, so they could go sailing off as they wish and leave the rest of us alone. One immediate effect: if the fanatics of the world (religious, and also political on the far right and far left) went away, the world would become a much more peaceful place. No more crusades, no more jihad, no more thousand-year reiches, no more Cominterns. No more religious compounds that turn out to be pedophilifactories.