In what is another chapter in the on-going legal idiocies that are the monkey trials, the US stae of Georgia is hosting another round of seemingly never ending faith vs. science debates at the tax payer's expense. Get your barf-bags now. :)
The stickers, which appeared after pressure from hundreds of parents, many of them religious conservatives, read:
"This textbook contains material on evolution. Evolution is a theory, not a fact, regarding the origin of living things. This material should be approached with an open mind, studied carefully and critically considered."
Linwood Gunn, a lawyer for the suburban Atlanta school board, said the stickers only advised students to keep an open mind and did not promote religion in violation of the constitutional principle of separation of church and state.
The American Civil Liberties Union sued the school board on behalf of parents who believed the disclaimers pushed the teaching of creationism and discriminated against non-Christians and followers of other religions. Creationism rejects modern scientific explanations for the origin and development of life, preferring instead the idea of supernatural creation by God. Evolution, which is accepted by virtually all biologists, contends life developed from more primitive forms and was dictated by natural selection.
And yet, I still get people who express their 'doubts about evolution' on the grounds that not all the data is in. Seriously folks, how much data do you these people need? Isn't it good enough that Evolution is the equivalent of the Unfiied Field Theory for Biology?
Rover Report
Opportunity sems to remain opportunistic, while Spirit seems lost without any. Or so we are led to believe in this report.
- Art Neuro
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