MaximusDementis
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On the front lines of teaching evolution
Interesting NY Times article on a teacher in Florida and his style of bringing evolution to his students. It also goes into a discussion of what is happening around the country regarding this important issue. I think much of the confusion in the public's mind stems from the press trying to present evolution and creationism as equal theories. Nothing could be further from the truth. Evolution has hundreds of years of observations, fossils, experiments and amyriad of other facts to support it. Creationism has a book written during the Iron Age by people whose life span was 30 years if they were lucky. The two theories are so far from equal, its like comparing a mud hut to the bird's nest stadium in Beijing.
I love this quote from the NY Times aritcle:
In a stormy public comment session, Mr. Campbell defended his fellow writers against complaints that they had not included alternative explanations for life’s diversity, like intelligent design.
His attempt at humor came with an edge:
“We also failed to include astrology, alchemy and the concept of the moon being made of green cheese,” he said. “Because those aren’t science, either.”
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Re: On the front lines of teaching evolution
And how's about them extremely large birth weights in a few children world wide? If you want an example of devolution....check out the present US executive branch. 
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Re: On the front lines of teaching evolution
That was a good read, MD. Thanks for posting it! 
We need more teachers like David Campbell. 
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