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Paulos23
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USA
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 Posted - 02/07/2008 : 09:54:34
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If you are a resident of Washington State you may want to read PAZ Myers blog and follow the links in his blog.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/02/is_that_david_horowitz_i_smell.php
This is a bill that looks good on the face, but it opens the door for ID and other woo science.
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 02/07/2008 : 20:43:45 [Permalink]
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From the latest Pharyngula comment, it looks like the bill is dead in committee. This thing would have been worse than merely imposing an Intelligent Design "alternative," as it would have in effect done that, plus it would have allowed every kind of woo into every area of academia. Chaos instead of education would have been the (intended) result.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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@tomic
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Posted - 02/07/2008 : 23:34:51 [Permalink]
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I'm from WA and apart from making online poker a class C felony, our state legislators generally do a good job. The people of WA are far too educated to let BS like that slip through unchallenged. If you think ID took it on the chin in Kansas, it would have been gutted like a trout in WA.
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HalfMooner
Dingaling
Philippines
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Posted - 02/08/2008 : 03:20:50 [Permalink]
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I lived in Aberdeen, WA for several years. The place was largely filled with rural, left-leaning, white blue-collar types. Not exactly your stereotypical yokels.
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“Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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@tomic
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Paulos23
Skeptic Friend
USA
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Posted - 02/09/2008 : 23:46:58 [Permalink]
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| Ya, the state is liberal, but there is some tendrils of Christan Fundamentalism trying to get in. Don't forget the Discovery Institute is here. |
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Paulos23
Skeptic Friend
USA
446 Posts |
 Posted - 02/09/2008 : 23:55:16 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by HalfMooner
From the latest Pharyngula comment, it looks like the bill is dead in committee. This thing would have been worse than merely imposing an Intelligent Design "alternative," as it would have in effect done that, plus it would have allowed every kind of woo into every area of academia. Chaos instead of education would have been the (intended) result.
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I missed that, thanks Mooner. |
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Not in my state!
