Jan. 25th, 2009

dreamer_easy: (X_X DED)
At about the time we stepped out of the air conditioned shopping centre yesterday to head to our air conditioned hotel room, it was a little over 42°C (108°F).
dreamer_easy: (science)
ETA: Just found the latest news on this: Evolution wins a round in Texas education debate (23 January): "Board members voted eight-to-seven last night to drop controversial language in the state's curriculum that requires science teachers to discuss the “strengths and weaknesses” of scientific theories."

In Texas, a Line in the Curriculum Revives Evolution Debate (22 January)

Briefly put, Creationists want long-refuted "weaknesses" in the Theory of Evolution taught in the classroom, such as the well-worn claim that the Cambrian Explosion is a mystery impenetrable by science.

ETA: As Scientific American notes, each time Creationists are defeated in their efforts to get religion into science classes, they change tactics; the claim that evolution is controversial and that they're defending academic freedom is just the latest one.

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