>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.