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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: BrianWBrianW Date: Sep 12, 2008 05:12
On 12 Sep, 12:58, "Mike P" privacy.net> wrote:> BrianW wrote:
>> You may have seen that the Royal Society's director of education has
>> called for creationism to be taught in school science lessons.
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> Why? Can I ask them to teach the theory that we are all an alien experiment
> ( as in 2001: A Space Oddysey etc). There's as much proof of that, as their
> is of his beliefs
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>> The Rev Michael Reiss, who is apparently also a professor of biology
>> as well as a Church of England clergyman, came out with the following
>> priceless gem:
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>> “Just because something lacks scientific support doesn’t seem to me a
>> sufficient reason to omit it from a science lesson.”
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> That seems typical of the religious lot. Absolute nonsense.
Quite. Perhaps we also should teach kids "alternative maths" e.g. 1+1
= 3. After all, just because something lacks mathematical support
doesn’t seem to me a sufficient reason to omit it from a maths lesson
>> Hey, Doug, perhaps if you ask the good reverend nicely enough, he will
>> call for your "two ozones" theory to be taught as well.
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> I expect that even the good reverend would see what bollocks that is.
Actually, you are probably correct - he almost certainly has at least
twice the number of brain cells that Dung has.
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