http://lasciencecoalition.org/2008/07/13/creationists-wink-nudge/ Louisiana science education, evolution, creationism, and related topics Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:42:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://lasciencecoalition.org/2008/07/13/creationists-wink-nudge/comment-page-1/#comment-6492 Louisiana anti-science law: 3 questions, 1 suggestion « Tony's curricublog Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:44:42 +0000 http://lasciencecoalition.org/?p=27#comment-6492 [...] Explore Evolution purports to be a book totally devoted to a critical, evidence-based exploration of “the arguments for and against Neo-Darwinism,” without any mention of any kind of an alternative, be it creationism, “Intelligent Design,” or any other. In fact, although “flagellum” and “irreducible complexity” appear in the index and glossary, there are no entries for creation, design, or ID. This book was created to fit precisely the use described in the legislation, without any reference to religion, or to any possibly contaminated alternative to the “Neo-Darwinist” theory that it purports to assist students in putting to the test (for the purpose, of course, of promoting the development of their criticial thinking skills — see ‘Out of the Mouths of Creationists: “The LA Science Education Act Promotes Critical Thinking...)’). [...] [...] Explore Evolution purports to be a book totally devoted to a critical, evidence-based exploration of “the arguments for and against Neo-Darwinism,” without any mention of any kind of an alternative, be it creationism, “Intelligent Design,” or any other. In fact, although “flagellum” and “irreducible complexity” appear in the index and glossary, there are no entries for creation, design, or ID. This book was created to fit precisely the use described in the legislation, without any reference to religion, or to any possibly contaminated alternative to the “Neo-Darwinist” theory that it purports to assist students in putting to the test (for the purpose, of course, of promoting the development of their criticial thinking skills — see ‘Out of the Mouths of Creationists: “The LA Science Education Act Promotes Critical Thinking…)’). [...]

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