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Old 29th January 2019, 10:42 AM   #1
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I thought we got past this with Kitzmiller v. Dover.
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Old 29th January 2019, 10:47 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Nay_Sayer View Post
I thought we got past this with Kitzmiller v. Dover.

That would be a really wrong take away from Kitzmiller v. Dover for two reasons: That case itself was already an attempt at repackaging creationism in way to get around existing law from earlier cases; The evidence presented during the trail included evidence that creationists were already working on yet another repackaging.
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Old 29th January 2019, 11:16 AM   #3
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Schools shall teach 'different worldviews' on climate and evolution. Oh, yeah.

Maybe they will teach different worldviews on how those presents got under the Christmas tree, too.
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Old 29th January 2019, 11:40 AM   #4
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Old 29th January 2019, 12:08 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by RecoveringYuppy View Post
That would be a really wrong take away from Kitzmiller v. Dover for two reasons: That case itself was already an attempt at repackaging creationism in way to get around existing law from earlier cases; The evidence presented during the trail included evidence that creationists were already working on yet another repackaging.
You're right. I do think Judge Jones statement, however, applies here;

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"To be sure, Darwin's theory of evolution is imperfect," Judge Jones wrote. "However, the fact that a scientific theory cannot yet render an explanation on every point should not be used as a pretext to thrust an untestable alternative hypothesis grounded in religion into the science classroom or to misrepresent well-established scientific propositions."[1]

[1]https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/21/e...nt-design.html
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You're right. I do think Judge Jones statement, however, applies here;

Of course. But the liars will continue to lie.
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Old 29th January 2019, 01:00 PM   #7
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Schools shall teach 'different worldviews' on climate and evolution. Oh, yeah.

Maybe they will teach different worldviews on how those presents got under the Christmas tree, too.

And don't forget the stork theory of reproduction.

Driven by religious zeal these guys just never give in.
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Old 29th January 2019, 04:12 PM   #8
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And they absolutely must include Slartibartfast, and the Time Bandits.
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