> BrianW wrote:

>> 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.

>>>
>>> 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
>>>

>>>> 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:

>>>

>>>> "Just because something lacks scientific support doesn't seem to me
>>>> a sufficient reason to omit it from a science lesson."

>>>
>>> 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.

>>>
>>> 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.

>
> Errr, are you having a bad day? Since when has it been possible to
> multiply zero?