The World Watches, And Laughs

So apparently, according to this Steve Abrams person quoted in this story, the school kids in Kansas are supposed to grow up with a partial understanding, at best, of the scientific method of reason and analysis, as long as they're also a bunch of intellectual sheep also. Boy, will they be well equipped to compete for tomorrow's jobs with students of other countries!

The most important quote in this story, for me, comes from Michael J. Padilla, president of the teachers group:

Kansas students will not be well prepared for the rigors of higher education or the demands of an increasingly complex and technologically driven world if their science education is based on these standards (which remove references to evolution). Instead, they will put the students of Kansas at a competitive disadvantage as they take their place in the world."

I've tried not to comment much on this because it is stupidly obvious that "intelligent design" is religion and shouldn't be treated as science, but the people who want to foist their agenda on us (these evangelical nut jobs in the south and Midwest, primarily) have money and influence, especially now that they effectively run the government (ugh...).

However, let me take a minute to remind us all that we've been through this entire debate in this country between science and evolution for anyone who may not know that. This link takes you to more information on The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1912, the story of which was used for the great movie and stage play titled Inherit The Wind.

Also, here is more background from a Guest Opinion in The Bucks County Courier Times from last August.