Louisiana passes first antievolution academic freedom law

2008-06-28 Thread William T Goodall
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080627-louisiana-passes-first-antievolution-academic-freedom-law.html Louisiana passes first antievolution academic freedom law By John Timmer | Published: June 27, 2008 - 02:13PM CT As we noted last month, a number of states have been considering laws

Re: Louisiana passes first antievolution academic freedom law

2008-06-28 Thread Olin Elliott
What's really scary about this is that rejecting evolution requires rejecting the entire framework of modern science, as well as a body of evidence that is overwhelming in scope. It requires a kind of intellectual dishonesty -- or at the very least willful ignorance -- that almost has to be

More evil religion

2008-06-28 Thread William T Goodall
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/world/middleeast/29marriage.html?_r=1partner=rssuserlandemc=rssoref=slogin Tiny Voices Defy Fate of Yemen’s Girls By ROBERT F. WORTH JIBLA, Yemen — One morning last month, Arwa Abdu Muhammad Ali walked out of her husband’s house here and ran to a local

Re: Louisiana passes first antievolution academic freedom law

2008-06-28 Thread Charlie Bell
On 29/06/2008, at 3:17 AM, William T Goodall wrote: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080627-louisiana-passes-first-antievolution-academic-freedom-law.html Louisiana passes first antievolution academic freedom law By John Timmer | Published: June 27, 2008 - 02:13PM CT Here we go again.

Re: Louisiana passes first antievolution academic freedom law

2008-06-28 Thread Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro
Olin Elliott wrote: What's really scary about this is that rejecting evolution requires rejecting the entire framework of modern science, I must disagree. It requires the freedom of religious belief. When you believe in a God that is good and respectful, you automatically must believe that