"Darwin was the first to use data from nature to convince people that evolution is true, and his idea of natural selection was truly novel. It testifies to his genius that the concept of natural theology, accepted by most educated Westerners before 1859, was vanquished within only a few years by a single five-hundred-page book. On the Origin of Species turned the mysteries of life's diversity from mythology into genuine science." -- Jerry Coyne
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Idiot America's idiot problem is much worse than I thought. There is no hope.
I have frequently written about Idiot America's Christian War Against Science Education. The Christian assholes are winning. A large percentage of America's science teachers are science deniers, and taxpayers pay their salaries. In their biology classrooms they are teaching magical creationism instead of evolution, and they're getting away with it. In some states it's legal what they're doing. In other states they are not allowed to teach magical bullshit but they teach it anyway and nobody complains because the students are fucking idiots.
My state, Florida, is one of the worst anti-science states, despite our new public school science standards that make evolution one of the big ideas of science.
Rational people need to fight back. We need to take these fucking morons to court. The alternative is to do nothing and let Idiot America become as backward as the Muslim theocracies. Oh wait, that's already happened.
Please notice that the states on the map that have no green or orange or red dots, those states have the same problem. For example in Minnesota (which is near the North Pole) 25% of their public school biology teachers illegally teach magical creationism and they get away with it.
There is no hope.
Creationism 'alive and well' in Minnesota biology classes
On Evolution, Biology Teachers Stray From Lesson Plan
Texas Public Schools Are Teaching Creationism
Map: Publicly Funded Schools That Are Allowed to Teach Creationism.
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