Today in Evolution

TsunadeChic · 11-08-2005, 08:18 PM

First, I'd like to say, I mean no one an ounce of offense by what I'm about to say. Please do not read as such, and if you are quick to be offended, please just walk away right now.

Today, at work, I went online to MSNBC.com to check the news- I like to be well informed.

Well, apparently, soon in Kansas, Evolution will no longer be taught in public schools. The new way is Intelligent design.

So, yeah..... instead of teaching what Darwin thought, and I believe was pretty dead on about- the idea that nature causes things to adapt..... kids in Kansas will learn that well, hell, we just don't know what's a-goin' on. Could be that the world was just God's booger.

I don't know, have people LOST THEIR MIND?!?!?!? In my humble opinion, isn't the constitution supposed to protect all of us from stuff just like that???

I believe in God, but I also choose to think. One quote: "God gave us a brain, why wouldn't he want us to use it?"

What are your reactions to this news? And is anyone seriously starting to think of relocating to someplace more sane, say, Canada, Europe, Japan..... somewhere that isn't a Theocracy?

/rant.

Again, this is just my viewpoint. I do not wish to impose it on anyone- and I would love to hear what the other side of this issue is thinking.

~~earthshine~~ · 11-08-2005, 08:22 PM

its kansas, dont tell me u didint see somthing like this comin

it just scares people that atheists are starting to get more and more ammo from science, and are trying to avoid exposing childeren to that evil thing known as "truth"

dont matter anyways, they turn on the discovery channel at any time in their lives and they will know all about it in like 10 seconds. tv, the best teacher ever(not joking, i have learned more from tv than school, no competition)

TsunadeChic · 11-08-2005, 08:25 PM

I suppose I should've expected it from Kansas- you're right. In general, the midwest furvor for faith gets scary sometimes. Not the general church-going people, it's all good there, I'm talking about those who use religion- ANY religion- as an excuse to hate people.

Scorpio3.14 · 11-08-2005, 09:00 PM

Ya, maybe you should check your facts? Kansas is going to teach Intelligent Design ALONG WITH Evolution. In fact the total time they are going to spend on Intelligent Design in the school year will probably amount to the time my Psychology professor talks about Football lol

~~earthshine~~ · 11-08-2005, 09:01 PM

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Ya, maybe you should check your facts? Kansas is going to teach Intelligent Design ALONG WITH Evolution. In fact the total time they are going to spend on Intelligent Design in the school year will probably amount to the time my Psychology professor talks about Football lol

damnit, u completly ruined the fun

jackass

Deathinstinct · 11-08-2005, 09:04 PM

Come now, I live in Kansas (for now at least). It's a bunch of retard hicks and inbred morons. Guess that doesn't speak too highly of myself, but it's the way I see this state.
Kansas (maybe only part, I'm not sure)also no longer teaches sex education to students unless the parents go out of their way to sign a consent form. And even then I think it might still only be an abstinence only approach.

TsunadeChic · 11-08-2005, 09:04 PM

I just think religion and politics don't mix. And it's dangerous when they do. I think kids are a lot brighter than we give them credit for, and they should make their own choices.

I'm glad that they won't be going all overboard in Kansas- I'm still worried, though.

diglossiablues · 11-08-2005, 09:06 PM

Man... Before I left work today Intel Des got at least 10 minutes of airtime on CNN. Some bimbo was telling Wolf Blitzer that "There's just some systems which are too complex to be explained by evolution." Wolf just nodded. Of course there was no mention of which systems in particular that they may be. Nor any modern evolutionary scientist [it's always Darwin. And come on people! That's outdated. The theory is much more robust these days] to counter with the fact that as an algorithmic process evolution can account for a system of any order of complexity.

Shishou · 11-08-2005, 09:07 PM

Some people think darwinism is bullshit.

I think some of it is, and some of it isn't. But my ancestors were no fucking shit flinging apes. Anyone who thinks that we were, is a fucking moron who really makes me thing maybe some people's ancestors were apes.

~~earthshine~~ · 11-08-2005, 09:11 PM

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Some people think darwinism is bullshit.

I think some of it is, and some of it isn't. But my ancestors were no fucking shit flinging apes. Anyone who thinks that we were, is a fucking moron who really makes me thing maybe some people's ancestors were apes.

of course, and that is why we share 99% of our dna with those shit flingers

u van pick and choose which parts of evolution u like, if u belive in it, then u must belive we evolved from somthing

diglossiablues · 11-08-2005, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Shishou

Some people think darwinism is bullshit.

I think some of it is, and some of it isn't. But my ancestors were no fucking shit flinging apes. Anyone who thinks that we were, is a fucking moron who really makes me thing maybe some people's ancestors were apes.

It's funny you should mention shit-flinging. You know that apes fling shit most often during territorial disputes -- and insults related to shit are the most common in any human language. Insults usually being flung over territorial territorial disputes.

*Robotkiller* · 11-08-2005, 09:12 PM

I was thinking about moving to canada (our brothers to the north) it's just getting hard to deal with all those morons who won't listen to science sure I belive in god but I also belive in evolution can't you belive in both and another thing while your at it kansas how about telling your kids that unicorns exists and leprechaun too theres just as much scientific proof to back that up.

TsunadeChic · 11-08-2005, 09:12 PM

I think we "come from" lots of places- but why is it so hard for people to accept that we evolved from apes? I never understood why that was so touchy for some people?

We're not like them anymore, to be true.

Again, why does religion play a part in this at all?

~~earthshine~~ · 11-08-2005, 09:13 PM

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I think we "come from" lots of places- but why is it so hard for people to accept that we evolved from apes? I never understood why that was so touchy for some people?

We're not like them anymore, to be true.

Again, why does religion play a part in this at all?

bible says we all come from adam and eve, the facts seem to point elswhere

*Robotkiller* · 11-08-2005, 09:16 PM

why do people have to mix church and state there are laws against that in america, but no one seems to care and whats worse the president backs all of this up.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...080201686.html

what a retard:sad

TsunadeChic · 11-08-2005, 09:29 PM

Yeah, and from what I gather, the President's *finally* starting to get flack for it.

Glad the Democrats are growing a nice strong backbone!!

Lance · 11-08-2005, 09:32 PM

hi...:

Near · 11-08-2005, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by robotkiller

why do people have to mix church and state there are laws against that in america, but no one seems to care and whats worse the president backs all of this up.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...080201686.html

what a retard:sad

Thats because he was probably beaten by a monkey in chess. Thus in his defense has to believe that he didn't evolved from this species, rather that God made this specific monkey extra smart, to go f*** with him.

Lance · 11-08-2005, 09:33 PM

I hate polltics....feh democrats suck and republicans suck in my own 2 eyes *nods*

TsunadeChic · 11-08-2005, 09:36 PM

Someone said it's like 'Choosing between the 2 AM showing of Beastmaster on Conemax and the 2 am showing of Beastmaster 2 on HBO' I agree.

I just wish we could get politicians who would make a great change for our nation.

11-08-2005, 09:00 PM	#4
Scorpio3.14 mmmmm....pi S-Class Missing-nin Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,947	Ya, maybe you should check your facts? Kansas is going to teach Intelligent Design ALONG WITH Evolution. In fact the total time they are going to spend on Intelligent Design in the school year will probably amount to the time my Psychology professor talks about Football lol __________________

11-08-2005, 09:07 PM	#9
Shishou Under this eyepatch is an eye! #narutofan crew > you Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: #narutofan on irc.rizon.net Posts: 6,442	Some people think darwinism is bullshit. I think some of it is, and some of it isn't. But my ancestors were no fucking shit flinging apes. Anyone who thinks that we were, is a fucking moron who really makes me thing maybe some people's ancestors were apes. __________________

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11-08-2005, 09:33 PM	#19
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11-08-2005, 08:22 PM	#2
~~earthshine~~ Banned S-Class Missing-nin Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: jiggletown Posts: 3,087	its kansas, dont tell me u didint see somthing like this comin it just scares people that atheists are starting to get more and more ammo from science, and are trying to avoid exposing childeren to that evil thing known as "truth" dont matter anyways, they turn on the discovery channel at any time in their lives and they will know all about it in like 10 seconds. tv, the best teacher ever(not joking, i have learned more from tv than school, no competition)

11-08-2005, 09:04 PM	#6
Deathinstinct Doesn't want a Custom Title Elite Teacher Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: US Posts: 1,060	Come now, I live in Kansas (for now at least). It's a bunch of retard hicks and inbred morons. Guess that doesn't speak too highly of myself, but it's the way I see this state. Kansas (maybe only part, I'm not sure)also no longer teaches sex education to students unless the parents go out of their way to sign a consent form. And even then I think it might still only be an abstinence only approach.

11-08-2005, 09:06 PM	#8
diglossiablues No really, it's this big. Academy Teacher Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 414	Man... Before I left work today Intel Des got at least 10 minutes of airtime on CNN. Some bimbo was telling Wolf Blitzer that "There's just some systems which are too complex to be explained by evolution." Wolf just nodded. Of course there was no mention of which systems in particular that they may be. Nor any modern evolutionary scientist [it's always Darwin. And come on people! That's outdated. The theory is much more robust these days] to counter with the fact that as an algorithmic process evolution can account for a system of any order of complexity.

11-08-2005, 09:12 PM	#12
Robotkiller I can believe... Super Murderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Epicenter of love and peace. Posts: 19,197 Blog Entries: 5	I was thinking about moving to canada (our brothers to the north) it's just getting hard to deal with all those morons who won't listen to science sure I belive in god but I also belive in evolution can't you belive in both and another thing while your at it kansas how about telling your kids that unicorns exists and leprechaun too theres just as much scientific proof to back that up.

11-08-2005, 09:16 PM	#15
Robotkiller I can believe... Super Murderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Epicenter of love and peace. Posts: 19,197 Blog Entries: 5	why do people have to mix church and state there are laws against that in america, but no one seems to care and whats worse the president backs all of this up. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...080201686.html what a retard:sad